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“I am very proud of all the women I’ve heard today. I thought they spoke very well,” 92-year-old World War II veteran Navy Lt. Ruthanna Maxwell Weber said at the Women in Military Service for America ...

Pete Hegseth came to office with benighted views of women in combat. Within a year, he ordered a study on whether having women in combat roles has led to compromised standards. They are remembered as ...

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 ...

Army veteran, author and veterans' advocate Kayla Williams hopes strides made to allow women in combat roles don't fall by the wayside. Deborah Sampson covered her chest with a tight piece of cloth, ...

Women have played a vital role in forming the U.S. Army since 1775. From Molly Pitcher to those now serving, their accomplishments have shaped not just the Army, but the country. Recent strides toward ...

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — More than 75 years after World War II, a group of African American female soldiers in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion are being honored as heroes. They faced ...

But as a women’s leadership coach and consultant, I am disappointed that this is where it stops. There is almost no current focus (research or otherwise) on what these amazing women are contributing ...