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Article Critique[Name][Institution][Date]Article CritiqueThis article entails a study conducted on U.S. OEF/OIF (Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom) service members, with the aim of revealing gender differences in exposure to combat-related stressors, and associated relationships with post-deployment mental health. Because of the evolving nature of modern warfare, and women`s changing roles in the war zone, female service officers have experienced unprecedented levels of combat exposure in the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Although women are still barred from any direct ground combat in the U.S. military, they normally serve in various positions, which put them at risk for combat exposure. Despite the fact, that other countries have employed women in combat roles, women`s exposure to combat in the U.S. is a new phenomenon.