** FILE ** This is a Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009, file photo of the United States Marine Corps War Memorial, better known as the Iwo Jima Memorial, depicting one of the most historic battles of World War II, at the Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)
This photo combo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps shows Marine Capt. Matthew P. Manoukian, left, and Staff Sgt. Sky R. Mote who will both posthumously receive the Navy Cross for actions while deployed to Afghanistan in 2012. The awards will be received by the families of the two during a ceremony Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/US Marine Corps)
As female recruits train at Parris Island, S.C., Brig Gen. Loretta Reynolds, the first female general in charge at the Marine Corps depot, says she is confident that they would do well in combat. (Associated Press) **FILE**
National Edition News cover for January 2, 2014 - Pentagon pivots to social issues: U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jessica Domingo, right, and Cpl. Daisy Romero, assigned to a female engagement team (FET), speak with an Afghan man in his compound during a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 30, 2010. The FET worked with infantry Marines by engaging women and children in support of the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marionne T. Mangrum/Released)