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FILE -- Cpl. Valerie Gavaldon helps Cpl. Roxanne Cox adjust the front site post on her M16A2 service rifle, during the live-fire portion of their training at Camp Korean Village, Iraq, July 31, 2006.(U.S. Marine Corps/Sgt. Jennifer Jones)

Another Woman to Attempt Marines' Infantry Officer Course

Another female officer is preparing to attempt what has so far been the most challenging hurdle for women entering the...

FILE PHOTO: The Air Force 2T1 vehicle operator career field is comprised of 2,363 Airmen, 268 of them are women. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael O’Connor)

3rd Woman to Attempt Air Force Battlefield Training

An enlisted woman in basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio plans to begin TACP training in the next few months.

A student at the Infantry Training Battalion awaits her turn to perform a portion of the High Intensity Tactical Training assessment aboard Camp Geiger, N.C., in 2013. Cpl. Chelsea Flowers Anderson/Marine Corps

Marine Trademark Office Quietly Joins Fight Against Online Misogyny

The Marine Corps Trademark and Licensing Office has taken on Disgruntled Decks, a game filled with inside jokes and crass...

Sailors stand bridge watch aboard the amphibious dock landing ship Gunston Hall in Rota, Spain, on Oct. 18, 2014. The Navy has altered its policy on how female sailors wear Navy ball caps. Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jesse A. Hyatt/Navy

CNO Tweaks Navy Ball Cap Policy After All-Hands Call

The Navy's policy for how female sailors can wear their ball caps is changing, thanks to a request made by a junior officer.

Police officers stand at the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip on Oct. 1, 2017, in Las Vegas.John Locher/AP

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First AF Woman 4-Star Comes Full Circle

Female Sailor Becomes a Navy First

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Col. Bree Fram salutes a flag at her promotion ceremony from lieutenant colonel that took place in December 2023 at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.

'Open Cruelty': Transgender Troops Describe Indignities as They're Kicked Out of the Military

Leaders in the Trump administration have minced few words in articulating how they feel about transgender troops.

U.S. Army Sgt. Sarah L. Blair enters vital information for Iraqi policemen into a laptop computer as Iraqi aide Antonio translates at an Iraqi police station in Samarra, Iraq.

New Login System Coming for Defense Department and Some VA Websites

The old DS Logon system will be retired in favor of the more secure myAuth system.

Marine veteran Matt Kolakowski (right) and his brother-in-law, Chris O’Brien, detail what they saw and how they responded after 11 people were stabbed at a Grand Traverse County Walmart on Saturday, July 26, 2025, to media during a press conference in Grand Rapids.

‘Blood-Curdling Screams’: Marine Veteran Helps Stop Walmart Mass Stabbing with Shopping Cart

Matthew Kolakowski had just left the Walmart checkout lane when a worker screamed that a man had a knife.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivers his 2024 State of the Commonwealth address in Richmond, Va.

Virginia Governor Demands Richmond Pay Wrongfully Convicted Navy Vet $5.8M

Under a new state law, the city of Richmond, Virginia, owes Marvin Grimm $5.8 million, matching a sum the state paid for the...

When Uncle Sam needed more Jeeps for World War II, Ford fired up the assembly lines.

Ford GPW: The Forgotten Military Jeep

Think you know Jeeps? Think again. Buckle up for the story of how Ford helped win World War II and create an automotive icon...

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