These roles allowed women to bypass the combat taboo. Yet they were still regarded as temporary, effectively excluding them ...

KHARKIV, Ukraine — When Russia’s full-scale invasion began nearly four years ago, a 26-year-old soldier known as Monka didn’t ...

Marines will react to male and female Marines serving alongside one another in combat as they have reacted to openly gay men and women serving in their ranks: no big deal. That’s the argument a pair ...

Two female soldiers, K and Y – who serve in this capacity – are among the women making a significant impact on the front lines. In a world where combat roles in the military are still largely ...

During 2.5-year pilot program, female soldiers joined hundreds of engineering operations in Gaza and northern front, army ...

SAN DIEGO - Marine 1st Lt. Brandy Soublet is about as far from the war front as possible at her desk in the California desert, but she's on the front lines of an experiment that could one day put ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, faced hours of questioning before the Senate Armed Services Committee. When asked about his previous statements that women ...

Earlier this year, the Pentagon lifted the ban on women serving in U.S. combat units – including elite special-operations units like the Navy’s SEALs – if they can clear the physical and mental ...

“Push left,” she said after the squad completed its mock attack and assembled around her, gulping from canteens as they awaited feedback. “And make sure you’re communicating.” It was a fairly routine ...

It all began when President Obama included among his many dubious “social engineering” objectives the enforcement by the federal government of the arbitrary imperatives of political correctness. One ...

Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth raised eyebrows this week when he said in a speech to military generals that fitness standards for combat must “return to the highest male standard.” “Those ...

1 of 5 — Amphibious assault vehicles, or AAVs, are lined up on the beach as they're prepared to be sent into the ocean for a training exercise. 2 of 5 — At left, Cpl. Kathryn Bynum prepares to roll ...