The Pentagon has announced a six-month review of “effectiveness” of women in ground combat roles within the United States ...

The review will determine the “operational effectiveness of ground combat units” 10 years after the restrictions on women ...

The Pentagon is mounting a six-month review of women in ground combat positions, according to a memo obtained by NPR.

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said this week that he will not ask for any exemptions for the Navy or Marine Corps to keep any jobs closed to women, meaning infantry and special operations communities could ...

The U.S. Marine Corps for the first time is eyeing a plan to let women attend what has been male-only combat training in Southern California, as officials work to quash recurring problems with sexism ...

The recent announcement by Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos that he is exploring ways to better integrate female Marines into combat units came hot on the heels of a policy shift that will ...

An eye-catching Marine Corps uniform accessory that was long reserved for male officers and senior enlisted leaders at the service’s birthday ball and formal evening dinners is no longer exclusively ...

Nov 11, 2024 Nov 11, 2024 Updated Dec 14, 2025 Elsie Jo Hartmann was known as a tomboy growing up in Dansville. She loved the outdoors and being adventurous, says her granddaughter Stephanie Dempsey. ...

Roberta “Randy” Tidmore was waiting at a bus terminal in Chicago more than 80 years ago on her way back to Rockford, Illinois, when a group of handsome young men in the U.S. Marine Corps walked past.