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Military must determine which combat jobs for women
Posted: 01.24.2013 at 7:29 AM
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Female soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division train on a firing range while testing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan.  / AP photo
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is expected to announce Thursday that more than 230,000 battlefront posts are now open to women.

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