Moises Saman for The New York Times Fitting In in a Military Life Alongside Men By STEVEN LEE MYERS American military women have changed the way the United States goes to war, without the disruption of discipline and unit cohesion that some feared. "As a precaution, women are advised to travel in pairs, particularly in smaller bases populated with Iraqi troops and civilians. Capt. Margaret D. Taafe-McMenamy, commander of the intelligence analysis cell at Warhorse, carries a folding knife and a heavy, ridged flashlight — a Christmas gift from her husband, whom she lives with here — as a precaution when she is out at night on the base."
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