U.S. Army Major Manu Yasuda (right) speaks with Tongan Major Solomone Savelio as Tongan Commander Satisi Vunipola and Brig. Gen. William D. Frink, commander of the 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), listen to their stories. "I haven't been to Tonga in a long, long time so it's good to get back to my roots," she said. "I discovered the Tongans currently have a female recruit enrolled - for the first time this year - in the New Zealand Officer Basic Course." Tongan military women serve in non-combat roles mainly as administrators and logisticians. Yasuda is a native Tongan and a naturalized American citizen working as an operations officer with the 311th ESC headquartered in Los Angeles.
Date Taken: | 08.21.2008 |
Date Posted: | 08.21.2008 08:47 |
Photo ID: | 109949 |
VIRIN: | 080821-A-9901M-001 |
Resolution: | 1812x1200 |
Size: | 1.99 MB |
Location: | CAMP BUEHRING, KW |
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