These roles allowed women to bypass the combat taboo. Yet they were still regarded as temporary, effectively excluding them ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday defended women serving in the military and, specifically in combat roles, amid growing scrutiny of comments by his would-be successor, Pete Hegseth. "I see ...

Marines assigned to a female engagement team conduct a security patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, January 2011. (Cpl. Marionne T. Mangrum/Marine Corps) Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on ...

Last week, the U.S. Army announced new fitness standards in line with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s orders to make the standards for women and men in combat roles the same. Like much of Hegseth’s ...

It's amazing how controversial common sense is these days. Look at the reaction to Pete Hegseth's comments about women in combat roles. President-elect Donald Trump wants Hegseth to be his secretary ...

Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of defense, the former Army National Guard major and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, has no clear policy or management experience that qualifies him to run the ...

In an era where traditional norms are under scrutiny, and the landscape of American defense policy is evolving, the integration of women into combat roles within the U.S. military presents both an ...

Some of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks have sent shockwaves through the country. With the choice of Peter Hegseth for secretary of defense, those shockwaves have been felt in the ranks ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, is facing a firestorm of backlash for voicing his belief that women should not serve in military combat roles.

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 studied biology — but it still ...

Aranjot Kaur has always been a fighter. An accomplished mixed martial arts (MMA) athlete in India with a 3-0 record and national championship, Kaur began training at 14. She attributes much of her ...