Denmark is the latest country to introduce military conscription for women. On March 25, Copenhagen announced that young women who turn 18 after July 1 of this year could be drafted by national ...

In January 2013, then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta authorized lifting a 1994 ban on women serving in direct ground combat roles. Beginning in January 2016, all military jobs opened to ...

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said this week that he and President Donald Trump will reverse the depleted physical standards of U.S. military men and women in combat. This is the most feminist ...

It is Military Appreciation Night at Nationwide Arena, a special event each year. The Blue Jackets truly are one of the best stories in hockey this season — and one of the biggest moments of the ...

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ parliament on Thursday approved legislation allowing women to volunteer for military service in a move officials said eliminates any gender bias over who can ...

The U.S. military has fiercely debated the issue of how to fairly grade women’s physical fitness in testing to determine their placement into physically demanding combat jobs and their ...

Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to make fitness standards for all combat jobs gender neutral, angering many women who see the move as unfair. In a new memo, the defense secretary told ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military on Monday issued sweeping evacuation orders covering Rafah and nearby areas, indicating it could soon launch another major ground operation in the ...

“Different standards for men and women in combat arms, MOS and jobs, that’s not acceptable,” Hegseth said in a video posted to X, using the abbreviation for “military occupational specialt ...

The 13th annual National Association for Black Veterans’ Shining Light on Military Women event was held Saturday afternoon in the gymnasium of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Radcliff ...