How the War in Iraq Changed the Military for Women Some 2,200 active-duty women out of roughly 40,000 are serving in infantry, cavalry, armor and field artillery roles.
How a Beauty Queen Turned Guerrilla Avenged Her Father's Death in World War II As a young girl, Remedios Gomez-Paraiso loved all things beauty-related. Her life changed dramatically when the Japanese...
Female Soldiers Twice as Likely to Be Diagnosed with Mental Health Conditions in Theater Than Males, Study Finds Women had higher diagnostic rates than men for a dozen mental health disorders examined by Pentagon researchers.
Women Still Unable to Break Glass Ceiling of Navy SEAL Qualifications Although none has qualified for the Navy SEALS, women now serve as instructors at the Navy Special Warfare Training Center.
First Woman to Serve as 'Chief of the Boat' on a Submarine Reports for Duty The history of women aboard U.S. Navy submarines is limited, as female officers were only allowed to serve on submarines...
June 12 Is Women Veterans Day Women were first able to serve as permanent, regular members of the services in 1948.
Could Access to Abortion Services Change Where the Military Stations Troops? The overturning of Roe v. Wade has some concerned about troops' quality of life in states where abortion is no longer...
Remembering the Last, First Women's Airforce Service Pilot Betty "Tack" Blake was believed to be the last surviving graduate of the first Women’s Airforce Service Pilot training class...
'Staying Alive with Honor': How American Female POWs Survived Their Ordeal Fewer than 100 military women have been held as POWs throughout American history.
Ukraine's Women Fighters Reflect a Cultural Tradition of Feminist Independence In the first two weeks of the conflict, social media was replete with images of Ukrainian women training for combat.
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...