Gen. Fran Beaudette, commanding general for U.S. Army Special Operations Command, said in a press release on Thursday. “Thankfully after today, our Green Beret men and women will forever stand ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has been outspoken about his opinion that women ...

U.S. Army Special Operations Command reports harassment and a wide range of ‘overtly sexist’ comments from male soldiers, as ...

When Elisa Smithers was deployed to Iraq in 2005, there was a ban on women serving in ground combat operations. She now fears ...

The soldier successfully passed the grueling selection process, which includes a rigorous five-day screening that tests both ...

Pete Hegseth has made comments about women on the front lines that challenges Pentagon policy on the inclusion of women.

Special operations forces in surveys done in 2015 and more recently, said women did not have the physical or mental strength to serve in elite commando units and doing so could hurt the units ...

Gavin Williamson announced that all combat roles were now open to women, including serving in special forces units such as the SAS. He said for the first time the "armed forces will be determined ...

Spain's defence ministry is opening more special forces roles to women as part of international efforts to tackle terrorism and unconventional warfare. Defence Minister Margarita Robles says the ...

The overall proportion of women in special operations forces went up from 7.9% in 2016 to 12% in 2023. More than 2 million of the veterans currently living in the United States are women.