The Marine Corps will soon have its second female infantry leader after a lieutenant graduates from the famously tough Infantry Officer Course, which prepares officers to command…
‘I hung up and vomited’ — Veteran sexual assault survivors say VA’s outreach retraumatized them
An attempt by Veteran Affairs officials this week to improve their outreach to military sexual misconduct victims left several of those victims retraumatized due to what they called…
Female Recruits to Train at Marines’ All-Male San Diego Boot Camp in Historic First
For the first time ever, the Marine Corps is about to send dozens of women to its all-male West Coast boot camp as the service prepares to meet a congressional mandate to make its entry-level…
First Woman Earns Expert Infantryman Badge in 2SBCT
Sgt. Sarah N. Long became the first woman in 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, to earn an Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB) on Oct. 16 at Fort Carson, Colorado.
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Navy veteran honored among aviation greats two years after harrowing Southwest Airlines flight
Retired Southwest Airlines pilot Tammie Jo Shults has taken her place next to some of the giants of human flight, including Buzz Aldrin, Charles Lindbergh and Howard Hughes, after…
For the First Time, a Woman Will Take Command of an Aircraft Carrier
In a historic first, the Navy has recommended a female officer to command an aircraft carrier. Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt is one of six officers recommended to command a nuclear-powered…
Gag Order: How Marine Corps Culture Silenced a Victim of Sexual Assault
The next morning, according to Ohu’s handwritten accounts, she awoke confused and scared. She was naked and smelled bile in the air. Her eyes were swollen and her hair was tangled. …
Military Rape Cases Have No Statute of Limitations, Supreme Court Decides
In an 8-0 opinion issued Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that military personnel accused of a rape between 1986 and 2006 — a period previously subject to a five-year statute…
Wilkie Disparaged Congressional Aide Who Alleged Sexual Assault at VA Facility
Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie disparaged a veteran who claimed she was sexually assaulted at a VA hospital and sought to undermine her credibility, a new…
Probe finds ‘permissive environment for sexual assault’ at the Army base
An independent review found that the command climate at the Fort Hood military base in Texas created a “permissive environment for sexual assault and sexual harassment.
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Remains Of Four Pearl Harbor Sailors ID’d as Nation Marks 79th Anniversary of Attacks
Officially, the U.S. death toll in the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor is 2,403. But the books have yet to be closed on identifying the available remains of more than 150 of those killed…
Midshipman Sydney Barber had her doubts about applying for the top student leadership position at the U.S. Naval Academy. A Black woman had never held the post in the 44 years women …
The Marine Corps is charging her with attempted murder
The Marine Corps is pressing charges, including attempted murder, against a Virginia Beach corporal who has been locked up in a Chesapeake brig for months while her family publicly…
National Guard soldier killed herself after being gang-raped by colleagues
A devoted Army National Guard soldier killed herself after she reported being sexually assaulted on the job — but the military branch did nothing to help, according to her mom. “To…
Air Force Tests New ‘G-Suit’ Designed for Female Pilots
For 20 years, ATAGS (Advanced Technology Anti-Gravity Suit) had been designed for men. The redesigned suit has better adjustment straps to accommodate a variety of body types and…
Service members suicide prevention
The stigma around mental health in the military creates an environment where service members experience anxiety due to a fear that seeking help could end their career. “Will it mean…
