America’s post‑9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan softened the edges of that reality. We fought insurgents and terrorists with air dominance, fast medevac, and technical overmatch.

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 ...

On the state of the U.S. military An Army veteran who rose to the rank of major and served in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, Hegseth, 44, says he believes that standards have declined and that ...

On the day high schools are opening, the Taliban abruptly reverse a promise to allow girls above the sixth grade to attend ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of combat physical standards. Women who've served in combat jobs say ten years of experience has proven they're up to the task.

Prior to taking on the Pentagon job, Hegseth, an Army veteran who rose to the rank of major and served in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, said in a podcast interview that women "straight up" do ...

New standards for military, and Dems overperform in special elections ...

The Pentagon on Thursday lifted a long-time ban on women serving in front-line combat positions, taking a historic step toward gender equality in the U.S. military after 11 years of war in which ...

Weaving a history of the war through troops' experiences, the characters in The Fighters climb into an F-14 cockpit for the opening strikes after the attacks of 9/11, hunt for Osama bin Laden along ...

Hegseth orders 'sex-neutral' combat fitness tests, raising concern from military women Before his nomination for Defense Secretary, Hegseth said on a podcast interview that women 'straight up' do ...