June 12 Is Women Veterans Day Women were first able to serve as permanent, regular members of the services in 1948.
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...
These Were the First Women to Join Each US Military Service Who were the trailblazers? Here are their stories.
'The Enemy Is Lurking in Our Bodies' -- Women Veterans Say Toxic Exposure Caused Breast Cancer From fiscal year 2000 to fiscal year 2015, Veterans Affairs saw the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer increase by...
After Outcry from Female Vets in Congress, Pentagon Revives Committee on Women in Service Committee supporters have pointed to DACOWITS' track record as a reason to keep the group.
Female Vets in Congress Decry Proposal to Disband Pentagon’s Advisory Panel on Women Two senators and four House members told Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that they owe their careers to the ground-breaking...
VA Calls on Female Veterans to Enroll in World's Largest Medical Research Biobank The Million Veteran Program is a biobank used by federal, academic and private researchers to study chronic and rare medical...
History-Making U-2 Pilot Puts Her Toughness to the Test in CBS Reality Show 'Tough as Nails' Viewers can see for themselves the inner toughness that enabled her to be a pioneer despite all the challenges.
The VA Is Now Offering Transition Services Specially Tailored for Female Veterans Female veterans use VA services less often than their counterparts. This new program aims to fix that.
Full Senate to Take Up ‘Deborah Sampson’ Landmark Bill on Female Veterans' Health A landmark bill designed to improve women's health services in the VA took a step closer to becoming law.
The Army Reserve Is Gutting Aviation Units. Thousands of Soldiers Are Being Left in the Lurch. Thousands of Army Reserve soldiers are being forced to scramble for new assignments after the service abruptly ordered the...
Exodus at VA: 10,000 Employees Are Resigning in September. Here’s the List It’s been six months since a now-infamous email presented millions of federal workers with a pivotal decision: They could...
Air Force Rebrands Facebook Page to Combat Rumors, Leaked Memos and Reddit Threads A long-standing Air Force Facebook page created to represent its top enlisted leader has been renamed and rebranded as a news...
Air Force Veteran Convicted of Killing Wife and 2 Children Is 9th Person Executed in Florida This Year Air Force veteran Edward Zakrzewski was executed on Thursday for the June 9, 1994, killings of his 34-year-old wife Sylvia...
Marine Sergeant Dies After Collapsing During Fitness Test in Florida A Marine sergeant on reserve duty died after he collapsed during a physical fitness test in Florida last month, according to...