Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Emily Scherer for The 19th) Shortly after she graduated from Princeton University, Mikayla Blaska was selected by a unit ...

Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth raised eyebrows this week when he said in a speech to military generals that fitness standards for combat must “return to the highest male standard.” “Those ...

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.

(AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address Tuesday to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his confirmation early this year and helped elevate his voice as ...

When I heard Leon Panetta’s announcement about lifting the combat restrictions on women in the military, I immediately thought of former Army National Guard Sergeant Paigh Bumgarner. Bumgarner had ...

Your trusted source for contextualizing the news. Sign up for our daily newsletter. Shortly after she graduated from Princeton University, Mikayla Blaska was selected by a unit commander to attend ...