Some women say they suspect the review has been launched merely to buttress a predetermined conclusion: that they do not ...

Ten years ago, women had to be fully integrated into all combat roles. In truth, their battlefield contributions date back ...

Hegseth has expressed skepticism about women's inclusion in some combat units.

The Pentagon confirmed Tuesday it directed a review of women’s “effectiveness” in ground combat roles after nearly a decade of them serving in such jobs. The move follows Defense Secretary Pete ...

The review, outlined in a Pentagon memo obtained by NPR, comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told admirals and ...

Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Julius Hackney. Women who have served in combat arms for the last decade say a new Pentagon-ordered review of their “effectiveness” is the latest frustrating chapter ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO - About 17 percent of male Marine respondents who planned to stay in the service or were undecided said they would likely leave if women move into combat positions, a Marine Corps survey has ...

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 ...