Some women say they suspect the review has been launched merely to buttress a predetermined conclusion: that they do not ...

Women were formally integrated into ground combat units in 2015, but now, more than a decade later, the Pentagon has recently ...

In part II of this two-part series, retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Arlene Banks talks about the challenges faced by a single parent serving in the military, as well as the book she wrote about her 20 ...

Pentagon officials ordered a review of the “effectiveness” of women serving in combat roles, nearly a decade after those jobs were opened.

In part I of this two-part series, retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Arlene Banks talks about her experiences beginning her career in the Women’s Army Corps, and the difficulties she faced as she joined ...

Women in combat arms roles told Task & Purpose that the Pentagon’s latest review is frustrating after proving themselves for ...

At her centennial birthday celebration in 2024, Gertrude “Trudy” Carey Barrick was known by family and friends as “the life ...

WASHINGTON, D. C. - An all-female, all-Black Women’s Army Corps battalion who cleared out a 17 million-piece backlog of U.S. servicemember mail in World War II will receive the Congressional Gold ...

A recent Netflix movie shines a light on the Six Triple Eight. It was the only predominantly Black Women's Army Corps unit stationed in Europe during World War II. The women were from all over the ...

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WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) — An all-female, all-Black women’s Army Corps battalion who cleared out a 17 million-piece backlog of U.S. servicemember mail in World War II will receive the ...