Capt. Joan Hollein, commander of Headquarters Troop, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, speaks to the brigade’s female Solders during a woman’s town hall meeting, Jan. 8 at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq. Hollein believes female Soldiers should look to one another for the best support because, “no one understands a female Soldier better than a female Soldier.”
Capt. Douglas Dudewicz, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division surgeon, speaks to the brigade’s female Solders during a woman’s town hall meeting, Jan. 8 at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq. Dudewicz spoke on topics such as hygiene, safe sex, birth control, and the importance of taking time for oneself, getting the right amount of sleep, and eating properly.
Capt. Gina Wright, a social worker and behavioral health specialist, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, speaks to the brigade’s female Solders during a woman’s town hall meeting, Jan. 8 at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq. Wright spoke to the Soldiers on the importance of sleep. She explained that having a good pre-sleep schedule will help your body recognize that it’s time to go to sleep.
Sgt. 1st Class Bobbie Bates, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, , speaks to the brigade’s female Soldiers during a woman’s town hall meeting, Jan. 8 at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq. Bates spoke to the Soldiers on the importance of getting to know each other and getting to know who the Unit Victim Advocates are in case sexual assault, harassment or rape needs to be reported.
Sgt. Letisha Williams, Headquarters Company, 203rd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, informs a group of female Soldiers of dimly lit areas of Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, during a woman’s town hall meeting, Jan. 8 at FOB Kalsu.
Col. Peter Jones, commander, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, speaks to the brigade’s female Solders during a woman’s town hall meeting, Jan. 8 at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq. Jones, the brother of a female Soldier, spoke to the Soldiers on stressful situations specific to female Soldiers.
Soldiers at the meeting.
Command Sgt. Maj. James Pearson, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, speaks to the brigade’s female Solders during a woman’s town hall meeting, Jan. 8 at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq. Pearson spoke to the Soldiers on the sexual harassment and sexual assault policies in the brigade, after which he opened the floor for questions from the audience.
