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Rising to the Challenge

Maj Gen Gale Pollock, a trailblazer for women in the US army reflects on her 36-year-career.

We meet Maj Gen Gale Pollock, who helped break the glass ceiling in the US Army. Then, the story of 'Ashley鈥檚 War'. And, the Yellowstone firing range that is catering to Chinese tourists. Plus, the next female MacGyver, a bagel renaissance in Lithuania, and the rise of the Filipino-American DJ.

(Photo: A 2011 photo of first Lt Emille Prosko, of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. Credit: US Army/ Master Sgt Bob Hyatt)

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27 minutes

Last on

Sat 20 Jun 2015 19:32GMT

Chapters

  • Women Soldiers

    How Maj Gen Gale Pollock rose through the ranks of the US military

    Duration: 04:11

  • Ashley鈥檚 War

    The untold story of America's first all-female special operations unit

    Duration: 03:37

  • Yellowstone Guns

    A firing range in Montana reels in Chinese tourists

    Duration: 04:09

  • Hollywood STEM

    TV project puts on a search for the next female MacGyver

    Duration: 04:01

  • Bagel Renaissance

    Bagels disappeared from Lithuania after WW2 but now they are back

    Duration: 04:47

  • Asian DJs

    How Filipino-Americans spun their way to pop music fame

    Duration: 04:24

Broadcasts

  • Sat 20 Jun 2015 04:32GMT
  • Sat 20 Jun 2015 13:32GMT
  • Sat 20 Jun 2015 19:32GMT

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