IDF Female Tank Crews Graduation at Latrun, Israel

Latrun, Israel. 5th December, 2017. A family member carries a cake modeled as a tank as 13 female IDF soldiers graduate tank crew training at a ceremony at Yad LaShiryon, the Armored Corps Memorial Site at Latrun. These are the first women to serve in the Armored Corps as part of a pilot program. Having concluded tank training on Merkava Mark 3 tanks, female soldiers are destined to serve in the army’s 80th Division, responsible for the southern Negev and Arava deserts, securing Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan.

IDF Female Tank Crews Graduation at Latrun, Israel

Latrun, Israel. 5th December, 2017. 13 female IDF soldiers graduate tank crew training at a ceremony at Yad LaShiryon, the Armored Corps Memorial Site at Latrun. These are the first women to serve in the Armored Corps as part of a pilot program. Having concluded tank training on Merkava Mark 3 tanks, female soldiers are destined to serve in the army’s 80th Division, responsible for the southern Negev and Arava deserts, securing Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan.

IDF Female Tank Crews Graduation at Latrun, Israel

Latrun, Israel. 5th December, 2017. A memorial wall details the names of fallen soldiers as 13 female IDF soldiers graduate tank crew training at a ceremony at Yad LaShiryon, the Armored Corps Memorial Site at Latrun. These are the first women to serve in the Armored Corps as part of a pilot program. Having concluded tank training on Merkava Mark 3 tanks, female soldiers are destined to serve in the army’s 80th Division, responsible for the southern Negev and Arava deserts, securing Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan.

IDF Female Tank Crews Graduation at Latrun, Israel

Latrun, Israel. 5th December, 2017. Tanks on display as 13 female IDF soldiers graduate tank crew training at a ceremony at Yad LaShiryon, the Armored Corps Memorial Site at Latrun. These are the first women to serve in the Armored Corps as part of a pilot program. Having concluded tank training on Merkava Mark 3 tanks, female soldiers are destined to serve in the army’s 80th Division, responsible for the southern Negev and Arava deserts, securing Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan.

IDF Female Tank Crews Graduation at Latrun, Israel

Latrun, Israel. 5th December, 2017. 13 female IDF soldiers graduate tank crew training at a ceremony at Yad LaShiryon, the Armored Corps Memorial Site at Latrun. These are the first women to serve in the Armored Corps as part of a pilot program. Having concluded tank training on Merkava Mark 3 tanks, female soldiers are destined to serve in the army’s 80th Division, responsible for the southern Negev and Arava deserts, securing Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan.

IDF Female Tank Crews Graduation at Latrun, Israel

Latrun, Israel. 5th December, 2017. 13 female IDF soldiers graduate tank crew training at a ceremony at Yad LaShiryon, the Armored Corps Memorial Site at Latrun. These are the first women to serve in the Armored Corps as part of a pilot program. Having concluded tank training on Merkava Mark 3 tanks, female soldiers are destined to serve in the army’s 80th Division, responsible for the southern Negev and Arava deserts, securing Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan.

IDF Female Tank Crews Graduation at Latrun, Israel

Latrun, Israel. 5th December, 2017. Tanks on display as 13 female IDF soldiers graduate tank crew training at a ceremony at Yad LaShiryon, the Armored Corps Memorial Site at Latrun. These are the first women to serve in the Armored Corps as part of a pilot program. Having concluded tank training on Merkava Mark 3 tanks, female soldiers are destined to serve in the army’s 80th Division, responsible for the southern Negev and Arava deserts, securing Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan.

IDF Female Tank Crews Graduation at Latrun, Israel

Latrun, Israel. 5th December, 2017. Tanks on display as 13 female IDF soldiers graduate tank crew training at a ceremony at Yad LaShiryon, the Armored Corps Memorial Site at Latrun. These are the first women to serve in the Armored Corps as part of a pilot program. Having concluded tank training on Merkava Mark 3 tanks, female soldiers are destined to serve in the army’s 80th Division, responsible for the southern Negev and Arava deserts, securing Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan.

IDF Female Tank Crews Graduation at Latrun, Israel

Latrun, Israel. 5th December, 2017. 13 female IDF soldiers graduate tank crew training at a ceremony at Yad LaShiryon, the Armored Corps Memorial Site at Latrun. These are the first women to serve in the Armored Corps as part of a pilot program. Having concluded tank training on Merkava Mark 3 tanks, female soldiers are destined to serve in the army’s 80th Division, responsible for the southern Negev and Arava deserts, securing Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan.

IDF Female Tank Crews Graduation at Latrun, Israel

Latrun, Israel. 5th December, 2017. Tanks on display as 13 female IDF soldiers graduate tank crew training at a ceremony at Yad LaShiryon, the Armored Corps Memorial Site at Latrun. These are the first women to serve in the Armored Corps as part of a pilot program. Having concluded tank training on Merkava Mark 3 tanks, female soldiers are destined to serve in the army’s 80th Division, responsible for the southern Negev and Arava deserts, securing Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan.

IDF Female Tank Crews Graduation at Latrun, Israel

Latrun, Israel. 5th December, 2017. 13 female IDF soldiers graduate tank crew training at a ceremony at Yad LaShiryon, the Armored Corps Memorial Site at Latrun. These are the first women to serve in the Armored Corps as part of a pilot program. Having concluded tank training on Merkava Mark 3 tanks, female soldiers are destined to serve in the army’s 80th Division, responsible for the southern Negev and Arava deserts, securing Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan.

IDF Female Tank Crews Graduation at Latrun, Israel

Latrun, Israel. 5th December, 2017. A memorial wall details the names of fallen soldiers as 13 female IDF soldiers graduate tank crew training at a ceremony at Yad LaShiryon, the Armored Corps Memorial Site at Latrun. These are the first women to serve in the Armored Corps as part of a pilot program. Having concluded tank training on Merkava Mark 3 tanks, female soldiers are destined to serve in the army’s 80th Division, responsible for the southern Negev and Arava deserts, securing Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan.

IDF Female Tank Crews Graduation at Latrun, Israel

Latrun, Israel. 5th December, 2017. Tanks on display as 13 female IDF soldiers graduate tank crew training at a ceremony at Yad LaShiryon, the Armored Corps Memorial Site at Latrun. These are the first women to serve in the Armored Corps as part of a pilot program. Having concluded tank training on Merkava Mark 3 tanks, female soldiers are destined to serve in the army’s 80th Division, responsible for the southern Negev and Arava deserts, securing Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan.

IDF Female Tank Crews Graduation at Latrun, Israel

Latrun, Israel. 5th December, 2017. 13 female IDF soldiers graduate tank crew training at a ceremony at Yad LaShiryon, the Armored Corps Memorial Site at Latrun. These are the first women to serve in the Armored Corps as part of a pilot program. Having concluded tank training on Merkava Mark 3 tanks, female soldiers are destined to serve in the army’s 80th Division, responsible for the southern Negev and Arava deserts, securing Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan.

IDF Female Tank Crews Graduation at Latrun, Israel

Latrun, Israel. 5th December, 2017. 13 female IDF soldiers graduate tank crew training at a ceremony at Yad LaShiryon, the Armored Corps Memorial Site at Latrun. These are the first women to serve in the Armored Corps as part of a pilot program. Having concluded tank training on Merkava Mark 3 tanks, female soldiers are destined to serve in the army’s 80th Division, responsible for the southern Negev and Arava deserts, securing Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan.

IDF Female Tank Crews Graduation at Latrun, Israel

Latrun, Israel. 5th December, 2017. Tanks on display as 13 female IDF soldiers graduate tank crew training at a ceremony at Yad LaShiryon, the Armored Corps Memorial Site at Latrun. These are the first women to serve in the Armored Corps as part of a pilot program. Having concluded tank training on Merkava Mark 3 tanks, female soldiers are destined to serve in the army’s 80th Division, responsible for the southern Negev and Arava deserts, securing Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan.

IDF Female Tank Crews Graduation at Latrun, Israel

Latrun, Israel. 5th December, 2017. Chief Armored Corps Commander, Brigadier General GUY HASSON, speaks as 13 female IDF soldiers graduate tank crew training at a ceremony at Yad LaShiryon, the Armored Corps Memorial Site at Latrun. These are the first women to serve in the Armored Corps as part of a pilot program. Having concluded tank training on Merkava Mark 3 tanks, female soldiers are destined to serve in the army’s 80th Division, responsible for the southern Negev and Arava deserts, securing Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan.

IDF Female Tank Crews Graduation at Latrun, Israel

Latrun, Israel. 5th December, 2017. 13 female IDF soldiers graduate tank crew training at a ceremony at Yad LaShiryon, the Armored Corps Memorial Site at Latrun. These are the first women to serve in the Armored Corps as part of a pilot program. Having concluded tank training on Merkava Mark 3 tanks, female soldiers are destined to serve in the army’s 80th Division, responsible for the southern Negev and Arava deserts, securing Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan.