&nbsp;<span id="docs-internal-guid-93ba77d1-f7bf-894a-d723-4c1156a2f0c5" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="http://archive.defense.gov/home/features/2015/0315_womens-history/" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Even in the earliest years</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; white-space: pre-wrap;"> of the United States, women have been filling vital roles to support United States military operations.</span></span>