In Mosul, Iraq, shortly after the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, Army Lt. Col. Steve Countouriotis of Petaluma and his civil affairs crew were surrounded by several Kurds who appeared interested in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A military advisory commission is recommending that the Pentagon do away with a policy that bans women from serving in combat units, breathing new life into a long-simmering debate.

Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) has reintroduced The Jax Act, which will amend the military records of women veterans deployed – but never recognized – for their service alongside Special Operations ...

Pete Hegseth will try to convince members of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that he should be the next secretary of defense, following weeks of meetings with lawmakers who peppered him ...

The role of female soldiers in the U.S. military is expanding. Women now make up 15 percent of the active duty force and serve in increasingly varied capacities, from intelligence to military police.

Ahead of President Obama’s Tuesday night address on the end of American combat operations in Iraq, the White House released these excerpts of his speech: “But this milestone should serve as a reminder ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday lifted a long-time ban on women serving in front-line combat positions, taking a historic step toward gender equality in the U.S. military after 11 ...