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U.S. Marine Female Engagement Team, Qatari Counterparts Hone Skills

September 23 2015

Qatar

A female engagement team (FET) from the U.S. Marine Corps recently completed a mission in Qatar, reports the Marine Corps Times.

This was the first mission for the all-women Marine teams since the Corps disbanded them in Afghanistan in 2012.

An FET attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit returned from its mission in Qatar in late August after two weeks of training Qatari security forces personnel in martial arts, marksmanship and other skills.

About 25 female members...

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