Additional 3K US Troops in Afghanistan Will Be on 'Combat Duty' The commitment of U.S. troops to "combat duty" marks a shift from the Obama administration's strategy.
Army Expects Few Women to Choose Combat Arms if Positions are Opened Studies show that a small percentage of women would try for an infantry or armor MOS if gender restrictions were lifted.
Commandant Concedes Female Marines Lacked Infantry Experience in Study Gen. Robert Neller acknowledged that female Marines who fared poorly in recent gender-integration study did not have the...
Military Services Face Growing Pressure to Open All Billets to Women The services will have a tougher time seeking exemptions to the order to open all Military Occupational Specialties to women.
10 Things to Know about the Marines' Plan to Open Combat Jobs to Women The strategy assumes that about 200 female Marines will enter ground combat arms jobs every year, making up less than 2...
Dunford to Play Key Role in Decision on Letting Women into Combat Jobs Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford will be in the unique position to weigh in twice on women in combat roles, first as commandant and...
First Women Preparing to Apply for Air Force Combat Positions The first women hoping to join the ranks of the battlefield airmen are going through a fitness program designed to ready the...
Carter: Military Should Let Women Meet Standards for Combat Jobs Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said women should have the chance to meet the standards of combat jobs currently closed to...
All Marines to Get 'Unconscious Bias' Training as Women Join Infantry Marines will be challenged on their unconscious prejudices and presuppositions as women get the opportunity to become grunts.
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
'It's a Lottery': Why Foreign Volunteer Fought in Russia-Ukraine War Jack de Santis is a Croatian-born volunteer of the Ukrainian army who used his engineering, drone expertise to help fight...
Army Vet Sentenced to Year In Prison For $80,000 Fraud, Stolen Valor Sharon Toney-Finch, 43, was indicted in April 2024 on four charges: wire fraud, stolen valor, theft of government funds, and...
Bravo Company Vietnam Veterans Honored with Long-Overdue Bronze Stars While it took more than five decades, 14 veterans of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, were...
