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Everything was set for the Navy officer to take over a new role that would have capped an already distinguished career— and made her the first woman in a Naval Special Warfare command overseeing Navy ...

The Pentagon is terminating a decades-old advisory group that offered recommendations on how to support women serving in the military, including past suggestions that women needed properly fitting ...

U.S. Army drill sergeants encourage a trainee on the first day of Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. (Spc. Darius Davis/U.S. Army). Female drill sergeants will soon trade their ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made headlines when he summoned hundreds of senior military leaders to a military base in Quantico, Virginia and made troubling comments about equity in the military.

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A former Army major was sentenced to more than 50 years in military prison after prosecutors said he preyed on women for years, mostly in Northern Virginia. Jonathan Batt faced accusations from almost ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting at the Pentagon, July 18, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP) Democratic congresswomen, including several military veterans, are demanding Defense ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Sunday went after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, saying the military “could not do its job” without “the women who serve.” “Well, this is the least qualified ...

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