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Heavy Loads Could Burden Women's Infantry Role

If and when women assume the role of infantry soldier, one of the biggest challenges they may face is the weight on their...

US Military to Open 6,200 New Jobs to Women

The military will open 6,200 new jobs to women in the Army and Marine Corps, but none include frontline combat positions.

Army Studying Artillery, Not Infantry for Women

The U.S. Army is studying how female soldiers will fit into new field artillery jobs, but there is still no word on how the...

Female Sailor Becomes a Navy First

Female Marine Reflects on 3 Decades of Service

Army Submits Plan to Open Combat Jobs for Women

U.S. Army trainers will soon lead an effort to create gender-neutral physical standards for all soldiers.

Defense Cites Obama Speech in Academy Rape Trial

Lawyers in a Marine major's lurid case claim President's statements about sexual harassment could sway jurors.

Female Recruiter Mentors Future Marine Officer

Defense Attacks Key Witness in USNA Rape Case

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Rep. Michael Lawler, R-N.Y., left, confronts House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.

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.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) questions U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi as she testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

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...

Pvt. Paul Douglas, age 50, performs a rifle inspection with his drill instructor aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot S.C., 1942. Douglas, at age 50 was the oldest recruit in the history of Parris Island, and went on to become a purple heart recipient and Chicago senator (DVIDS).

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...

Pack and transport platoon of the Russian army. Southern Military District. Ministry of Defense of Russia (Wikimedia Commons).

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...

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