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It’s official: A woman is joining the ranks of Army Special Forces for the first time in history
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 ...
Here's a look at the number of women in military combat roles
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has been outspoken about his opinion that women ...
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Trump’s defense secretary pick said women shouldn’t be in combat roles. These female veterans fear what comes next
When Elisa Smithers was deployed to Iraq in 2005, there was a ban on women serving in ground combat operations. She now fears ...
Should women be allowed to fight on the front lines? Trump’s Defense pick reignites the debate
U.S. Army Special Operations Command reports harassment and a wide range of ‘overtly sexist’ comments from male soldiers, as ...
What Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Get About Women in Combat
Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of defense, the former Army National Guard major and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, ...
Should women serve in combat? Military experts weigh in
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, is facing a firestorm of backlash for ...
First woman accepted into Israeli Special Forces unit, making history
The soldier successfully passed the grueling selection process, which includes a rigorous five-day screening that tests both ...
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Should women serve in combat? Trump’s defense pick reignites debate
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 ...
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SAS: Women allowed to join for first time
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 ...
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Spain in drive to get women into special forces
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 ...