At least one woman served as a B-2 bomber pilot during the mission, that official said. Another official confirmed women were on a guided missile submarine crew that launched more than two dozen ...

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after generations of limits on ...

Women weren’t allowed to officially serve in direct ground combat jobs when Emelie Vanasse started her ROTC program at George Washington University. Instead, she used her biology degree to serve ...

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Despite that, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has continued to insist that the standards were lowered for combat roles. In a podcast interview in November, Hegseth said, “We’ve changed the ...

At least 16 industrialized nations permit women to serve in frontline or combat roles. Women have served as an official part of the U.S. military in noncombat—but nonetheless dangerous—roles ...

The March 30 order directed all military branches to end separate fitness standards for men and women in combat arms occupation. Gender-normed standards have been left in place for non-combat roles.

This high ratio of women in combat-designated roles is unusual for modern militaries. The U.S., although it has opened most military roles to women, still has a lower overall percentage of female ...

Women now make up 21% of combat roles but still face challenges in gaining full equality. Share. Resize. Listen (2 min) Women serving as combat soldiers are helping Israel tackle an acute ...