“The bravest thing I ever did,” Porterfield would later say, “was choosing to live when I wanted to die.”
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Spc. Vanessa Guillen’s entire chain of command at Fort Hood was fired
Leaders responsible for Spc. Vanessa Guillen from her squad to her battalion were fired during the disciplinary action that took place last month at Fort Hood, Sgt. Maj. of the Army…
1st Female Chaplain To Serve Congress
“Kibben brings decades of decorated experience in the military and the ministry, as a retired Rear Admiral who served as the U.S. Navy’s Chief Chaplain and the chaplain…
Women in the US military may finally get body armor that actually fits
I say “cautiously optimistic” because the promise of properly-fitting body armor for women has been made by the military over and over and over again throughout the last decade, which…
She’s a World War II veteran, left a trailblazing path in Upstate NY, and she’s turned 100
She celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Yerdon is the only survivor of the 400 female World War II veterans and trailblazers at the first WAAC Training Center at …
In a first, a Black woman takes command of Army reserve command in Europe
Brig. Gen. Wanda N. Williams assumed leadership of the Kaiserslautern-based 7th Mission Support Command on Tuesday, becoming the first Black woman to serve in a job that also makes…
This officer, the 3rd woman to graduate Ranger School, discusses how respect can be earned
Recently, I posted about earning respect “every….damn….day.” This doesn’t mean a person needs to climb Kilimanjaro one day and then summit McKinley the next. For me, earning daily…
Body armor designed for women comes to Wyoming’s F.E. Warren Air Force Base
“Outfitting the security forces members who protect the [intercontinental ballistic missile] mission is a priority,” 1st Lt. Nicole Murphy, an installation deployment officer…
Sex Is Still a Taboo Topic in the US Military. It’s Time to Change That
Historically, women in the military ranks have been most harmed by these patriarchal regulations, which limited their ability to achieve full integration and equal status without…
3 Female Marine Officers to Attempt Infantry Officer Course as Another Graduates
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…