A female airman will soon begin formal training to become an Air Force combat
controller, the closest any enlisted woman has gotten so far to breaking that
glass ceiling.
Serita Unin became the first female infantry soldier in the state National Guard
and is now a fireteam leader with Bison Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry
Regiment.
Two Chinese firms are interested in the Philippines’ largest shipyard, once the
US’s largest naval base in the Pacific, raising new alarm about Chinese
expansion.
Japan’s first Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft are ready for
delivery, but a dispute over where they will be based is holding up the process.
Read about one of many local support groups to which the nonprofit Postpartum
Support Virginia connects women struggling with postpartum depression and other
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When lawmakers got wind of the fact the Navy was just a step away from approving
a non-believing Navy chaplain, 67 of them demanded the service withdraw the
selection.
At the Marine Corps’ annual gear show, basic, time-tested items still have a
vital place amid the array of high-tech weapons and communications systems.
The Navy on Sunday released the names of the seven sailors who died on the
destroyer Fitzgerald after it was struck by a massive container ship off the
coast of Japan early Saturday morning.
The Navy temporarily grounded all F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets and E/A-18G Growlers
Friday after an aircrew was injured and a Growler damaged in an undisclosed
incident Friday at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Navy officials said.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Tuesday announced a sweeping review, saying
rules for screening new entrants may be “overly restrictive” and preventing the
most talented from joining the ranks.
The Pentagon, for the first time in years, has disclosed data showing a sharp
rise in the number of overweight troops, raising big questions about the health
and fitness of today’s force.