JAPAN
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Holly Espinoza, an aviation ordnance systems technician with Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and a native of Manhattan, Kansas, speaks to an audience during a Women in Service Symposium.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Siwan Lewis)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Holly Espinoza, an aviation ordnance systems technician with Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and a native of Manhattan, Kansas, speaks to an audience during a Women in Service Symposium at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 30, 2026. The symposium focused on the physical and mental health and well-being of women in the service through discussions and presentations. 

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