U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cassandra Partee, 53rd Movement Control Battalion Headquarters command team administrator, has fought on the front lines in her two deployments to Iraq. Partee said it was no surprise to her when, in one of his final decisions as Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta announced the lifting of rules excluding women from some combat roles. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Edwin Rodriguez/Released).