Not infantry but nonetheless she was wearing body armor. That it was not even a front line location emphasizes the point rather than refutes it. And she has serious weight-stress related injuries recognized by the VA.
Wiki says....... U.S. troops routinely burdened with upwards of 100 lbs. of weapons, ammunition, armor, food, water, and other assorted equipment.
Why would you want to quibble about the obvious physical impact of putting women in roles for which their physiognomy is not designed?
Not infantry but nonetheless she was wearing body armor.