The Military Women's Memorial is calling on veterans nationwide to document their stories, ensuring generations of ...

President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth seem to be on a mission to erase women from the top ranks of the U.S. armed forces. Last week, they took another step along this path by ...

1948 - Law passed making women a permanent part of the U.S. military services. 1975 - The Air Force puts the first woman on operational crew status. 1976 - The first group of women enters the U.S.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called for a review of military standards changes since the 1990s. Hegseth's new orders follow the closure of a Pentagon advisory committee supporting military women.

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