Civil War Nurses, USS Constitution Commander Among Female Veterans Removed in Pentagon DEI Sweep Women veterans from the Civil War, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War are not exempt from Defense Department's...
This Navy Destroyer's New Battle Flag Pays Tribute to the Service's First Female Nurses Flying during Women's History Month, the flag is a particularly poignant choice for the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile...
The Trailblazing Nurses Who Kept the Tuskegee Airmen Flying As the U.S. war machine churned to life during World War II, the need for manpower began to push the limits of the...
These Badass Women of the US Army Got the Job Done Think you know about the service's most awesome women? Here's a small selection of some of our favorite stories of Army women...
D-Day Anniversary Shines a Spotlight on 'Rosie the Riveter' Women Who Built the Weapons of WWII In World War II, millions of women rolled up their sleeves and worked in defense-industry factories, freeing up and equipping...
USS Fort Worth Sailors Honor WWII Vet on Her 101st Birthday The Navy crew, typically based in San Diego, happened to be in town, providing the perfect opportunity to honor the...
VA Dismisses Directors of Centers for Women, Minority Veterans A VA official said the work of the Centers for Women Veterans and Minority Veterans would continue at both of the offices.
More DEI Fallout: Air Force Scraps Course That Used Videos of Tuskegee Airmen and Female WWII Pilots The problem may not be with the historical videos themselves, but that they were used in Air Force basic military training...
How the First Female Pilot to Die on Active Duty with the US Military Cultivated Her Love of Flying Women Airforce Service Pilots, created in August 1943 after WAFS and WFTD merged, flew at 126 military bases, handling 80% of...
A Caucus of Military Veterans Seeks to Bridge the Political Divide in a Polarized Congress In a deeply partisan Congress, one group of lawmakers with a shared background is working in a bipartisan way to try to pass...
Hegseth Has Ordered a Combat Standards Review. It's Unclear How It Might Apply to All the Services. It's a move that underscores Hegseth's broader push for higher standards in the military, but also one that reflects the long...
'In No Way Incompatible': Service Academy Alums Sign Letter Supporting Transgender Cadets, Midshipmen Alumni representing every academy and a broad spectrum of generations have signed onto an open letter aimed at providing...
Military Retirees Say They Were Denied Extended GI Bill Benefits Despite Supreme Court Ruling The officers had extensive service under the Montgomery and Post-9/11 GI Bills yet were not given an extra 12 months of...
Why You Should Buy a Tank You can buy surplus military vehicles, and yes, that includes tanks. Here's how to get the hottest set of wheels (sorry...
No Deal: White House Says DC's F-16 Transfer to Maryland Is Off the Table A deal last year to transfer an F-16 Fighting Falcon squadron from the District of Columbia Air National Guard to Maryland...
![Women Airforce Service pilots Frances Green, Margaret "Peg" Kirchner, Ann Waldner and Blanche Osborn, leave their B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft, "Pistol Packin' Mama," during ferry training at Lockbourne Army Airfield, Ohio, 1944. (U.S. Air Force)](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2017-12/WWII-Wasps.jpg?itok=Z3ugHHdP "Women Airforce Service pilots Frances Green, Margaret "Peg" Kirchner, Ann Waldner and Blanche Osborn leave their B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft, "Pistol Packin' Mama," during ferry training at Lockbourne Army Airfield, Ohio, 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo)")
