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.