“The Engineering Corps Atomic-Biological-Chemical Unit”, June 19, 2001. The Engineering Corps Atomic-Biological-Chemical Unit launches a new vehicle designed to purify areas after a chemical attack. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“Women's Affairs Advisor to the Chief of Staff Practices Marksmanship”, November, 2010. Pictured here in the Mitkan Adam base, the Women's Affairs Advisor to the IDF Chief of Staff, Brigadier General Gila Kalifi-Amir, practices her marksmanship skills with the guidance of a Marksmanship Instructor during an event for IDF staff officers. The Women's Affairs Advisor to the Chief of Staff is responsible for addressing the unique needs and successful integration of female soldiers into the IDF. She heads the Women's Affairs Advisor unit whose responsibilities include: research, information and advocacy for women serving in the IDF, professional guidance regarding women's affairs, and the representation of the IDF's female soldiers to the media and to the general public. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“Infantry Instructors Course”, August 25, 2009. The Field Training Week in Southern Israel, part of the IDF Infantry Instructors course, includes individual and group drills, navigation practice, sleeping in the field and camouflage training. At the end of the course the female soldiers will be placed in different positions instructing IDF Ground Forces. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“Mixed Female, Male Caracal Battalion Holds First Joint Drill”, December 15, 2011. For the first time, female and male infantry soldiers from the Caracal Battalion participated in a joint drill. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

Caracal Battalion Conducts Concluding Exercise. April 10, 2012. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“A Deserved Decoration”, 2012. IDF medic Anastasia Begdlov was a passenger on a civilian bus on the Israel-Egypt border last August when terrorists opened fire on it. Begdlov treated injured passengers immediately, improvising with whatever supplies she could reach. She used her bra as a tourniquet on a severely wounded man's knee, saving his life. Today, the IDF rewarded her with a military decoration. Begdlov is currently a cadet in officers' course. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“Weapons Instructor”, 2012. It’s a well known fact that the IDF trains some of the best soldiers in the world, but at the source of every good soldier lies an exceptional instructor – and that’s where Cpl. Daniella Stepanoe steps in. She travels from base to base training everyone from paratroopers to elite special forces units in the use of their weapons. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“Infantry Instructor Cadets Prepare for Intensive Training”, November 15, 2010. Cadets training to become Infantry Instructors prepare outside their tent in the Negev with their equipment for a “War Week” – an intensive week of drills simulating a war situation. The week is an integral part of the Infantry Instructors' course and one of the most difficult weeks for cadets. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“Training Israel's Finest Officers”, August 16, 2011. IDF combat instructors take a break from training officers in Israel's Negev desert. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“Soldiers to Citizens: What to do in Case of Rocket Attacks”, 2012. Terrorists in the Gaza Strip have fired more than 300 rockets since this Friday, striking major population centers in southern Israel. More than one million Israelis are under the threat of rocket fire. Combat soldiers and emergency instructors of the Home Front Command spread throughout the country, explaining citizens how to act in case of rocket attacks. Pictured above are the Home Front Command Emergency Instructors explaining the residents of a nursing home in Ashdod on how to stay safe in case of a rocket attack. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“Soldiers Celebrate Purim with At-Risk Children”, March 8, 2012. This last Purim, Soldiers from the Technological and Logistical Branch visited at-risk children in a day care at Or Yehuda. The soldiers helped the children design their Purim costumes, put on make-up and handed out gifts. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“The Life of Female Field Intelligence Combat Soldiers”, November 2011. Female combat soldiers of the field intelligence company “Nachshol” are stationed along the southern Israeli border. Due to the increased tension in the area, a unique exercise was conducted in the beginning of November, practicing clashes with terrorists, storming at targets, and high-level camouflage, while confronted with mock explosives simulating real bombs. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“Weapons Instructor”, 2012. It's a well known fact that the IDF trains some of the best soldiers in the world, but at the source of every good soldier lies an exceptional instructor – and that's where Cpl. Daniella Stepanoe steps in. She travels from base to base training everyone from paratroopers to elite special forces units in the use of their weapons. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“Mixed Female, Male Caracal Battalion Holds First Joint Drill”, December 15, 2011. For the first time, female and male infantry soldiers from the Caracal Battalion participated in a joint drill. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“Infantry Instructors Stretch”, 2011. Infantry Instructor during her “war week”, one week in the field, living it rough! (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“Tank Instructor Says Hi”. A tank instructor during her training course surfaces for a second to say hello, 2012. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“Soldiers to Citizens: What to do in Case of Rocket Attacks”, 2012. Terrorists in the Gaza Strip have fired more than 300 rockets since this Friday, striking major population centers in southern Israel. More than one million Israelis are under the threat of rocket fire. Combat soldiers and emergency instructors of the Home Front Command spread throughout the country, explaining citizens how to act in case of rocket attacks. Pictured above are the soldiers of the Home Front Command, helping out in the emergency call room of the Israeli Police. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“IDF Female Infantry Instructor Takes it All Out with Her Machine Gun”, May 17, 2011. IDF female infantry instructor tests her shooting ability by taking it all out with her machine gun. Today 90% of all military positions are available to women in the IDF. Karakal is a unisex combat unit which operates along the southern border of Israel. The elite dog unit, Oketz, is open to women, as well as various artillery and armored divisions. In 2006, during the Second Lebanon War, women were involved in field operations alongside men for the first time since the 1948 War of Independence. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“Field Training Week for Ground Forces”, May 17, 2011. Weeks of exhausting practice all come down to a single moment- the concluding exercise that will award these female soldiers the title of combat instructors. At the end of the course the female soldiers will be placed in different positions, instructing IDF Ground Forces. Minutes before stepping foot in the simulated battlefield, they make their final preparations. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“Female Infantry Instructors Prepare for a Combat Exercise”, November 16, 2010.. The Infantry Instructors Course includes a “Field Week” during which soldiers experience drills, live fire, combat exercises, sleeping out in the open, and other aspects of operational activity. The course is held in the Infantry Training School in southern Israel and is attended mostly by girls. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“Optimism”. A soldier of the Caracal co-ed battalion during a platoon exercise in southern Israel, 2012. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“Infantry Instructors at Break”, November 16, 2010. The Infantry Instructors Course includes a “Field Week” during which soldiers experience drills, live fire, combat exercises, sleeping out in the open, and other aspects of operational activity. The course is held in the Infantry Training School in southern Israel and is attended mostly by girls. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“Infantry Instructor at Field Training Week”, November 16, 2010. In celebration of the upcoming International Women's Day, we've decided to share with you photos of women serving across the range of different units in the IDF. On the ground, in the sea, or in the air; the IDF's women take equal part in protecting Israel at all times. Pictured: A cadet in the Infantry Instructor's Course during the Field Training Week, in which soldiers practice individual and group drills, navigation practice, sleeping in the field and camouflage training. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“Female Soldiers Take a Break in the Desert Sun”, May 16, 2011. A diverse group of female infantry instructors take a break from their intensive course in southern Israel. After completing the infantry instructors course, the female instructors are responsible for training combat soldiers on battlefield tactics including various weaponry and combat armored vehicles. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

IDF Girl, May 16, 2009. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“The Work of an IDF Emergency Instructor”, January 19, 2012. Every day, Israeli citizens must cope with the potential daily threat of rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. Just last year, in 2011, Hamas fired 627 rockets and mortars from Gaza into Israel. In order to ensure security for all Israeli civilians, the IDF dispatches Emergency Situations Instructors to day schools, instructing the children how to protect themselves in case of emergency. In the picture is Cpl. Noy Eisen, teaching the children of Holon on proper procedures in emergency situations that can arise in Israel. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“Close Up”. Soldiers of the Caracal co-ed battalion during a platoon exercise in southern Israel, 2012. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“Aiming”. Soldiers of the Caracal co-ed battalion during a platoon exercise in southern Israel, 2012. (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)

“War Week”, 2011. Infantry Instructor during her “war week”, one week in the field, living it rough! (Photo by Israel Defense Forces)