China's first female special troops join Xinjiang border guards

China's first group of female special troops, the Snow Eagle, has become an indispensable part of the Border Defense Force in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. [Photo: Xinhua/Zhao Ge]

China's first batch of female special troops who are part of the country's Border Defense Force (CBDF) held their initiation ceremony on March 11, 2015.

They presented the flag of the new special operations unit called Snow Eagle to the regional military command.

The special troops were earlier part of the border defense team in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region that was created in April, 2012.

According to the Xinjiang border defense force, the female troops have undergone three years of extensive training at a base that is part of the Xinjiang border defense force. The newly constituted team, the Snow Eagle, is expected to make a great contribution to the stability of Xinjiang.

The Snow Eagle trooper Li Changdan receives undergoing training at an army base in Xinjiang on March 12, 2015. [Photo: Xinhua/Zhao Ge]

Two soldiers from the Snow Eagle are trained in a simulated actual-combat environment at an army base on March 12, 2015. [Photo: Xinhua/Zhao Ge]

A member of the Snow Eagle team takes her vows during the flag presentation ceremony at an army base on March 11, 2015. [Photo: Xinhua/Zhao Ge]

Female special troops train on an all-terrain vehicle at an army base on March 12, 2015. [Photo: Xinhua/Zhao Ge]

The Snow Eagle troops are trained in urban warfare that involves house-to-house fighting at an army base in Xinjiang on March 12, 2015. [Photo: Xinhua/Zhao Ge]