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.
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...
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...
Air Force Ready to Open All Combat Jobs to Women, Secretary Says Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said Monday she sees "no barriers" to women serving in any MOS, so long as gender...
Army and Marine Leaders Weigh Test Data on Female Combat Performance The head of Army Training and Doctrine command discussed the studies the service has done to gauge how women would perform in...
Head of SpecOps Command: Decision on Women in Combat Imminent The commander of U.S. Special Operations Command said today that his recommendation on women serving in direct-action combat...
Carter to Decide in January on Whether to Open Combat Jobs to Women Defense Secretary Ashton Carter didn’t say whether any of the services asked for exceptions to the order to open up all...
Despite Downsizing, Army Remains Decisive Service in War, Chief Says Airpower and naval might can shape the battlefield, but troops on the ground will always be the decisive force in war, top...
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.
Carter Opens All Military Jobs to Women in Historic Move Defense Secretary Carter went against the opposition of Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford to open up all military...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
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...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
