Remembering the Last, First Women's Airforce Service Pilot Betty "Tack" Blake was believed to be the last surviving graduate of the first Women’s Airforce Service Pilot training class...
These Were the First Women to Join Each US Military Service Who were the trailblazers? Here are their stories.
'Staying Alive with Honor': How American Female POWs Survived Their Ordeal Fewer than 100 military women have been held as POWs throughout American history.
She Was the First Black Female US Naval Academy Plebe When Janie L. Mines arrived at the Naval Academy, the academy wasn't ready for women.
4 Female Veterans to Honor During Women's History Month Here's a look at just a few women who put themselves in harm's way to protect our way of life.
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Helped End the Military's Policy of Forced Abortion Until 1970, pregnant women in the military had a choice: get an abortion or get out. Ruth Bader Ginsburg helped change that.
A World War II Veteran Recalls Her Service in the Women's Army Corps at Age 100 Lorraine Mulvaney Vogelsang joined the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1943, one year after President Franklin Roosevelt...
Cathay Williams Was the Army's Only Female Buffalo Soldier and First Black Female Enlistee Cathay Williams, the only female Buffalo soldier, originally was captured as "contraband" by the Union Army during the Civil...
'Tenacious Fighting Women' Held Off the Nazi Attack on Stalingrad for Two Days The fighting women of Stalingrad that held off the Germans' attack for two days had just graduated from high school.
A Jewish Woman Drew First Blood In Revenge for the Holocaust With other partisans from the Vilnius Ghetto, Vitka Kempner fought back against Nazi occupation.
Troop Pay Safe After Congress Approves Extension of Government Funding Troop pay is no longer in jeopardy after Congress approved legislation to keep the government funded through mid-March and...
They Fought in Iraq’s Bloodiest Battle. Will Their Kids Be the Next Generation of Marines? No matter the profession, parents and children in both civilian and military families must navigate delicate decisions about...
14.5% Junior Enlisted Pay Raise, Restriction on Care for Transgender Military Kids Headed to Biden's Desk The 4.5% raise will be added to all service members' paychecks at the beginning of January, while the remaining 10% extra for...
Army Set to Debut Master Combat Badges in Spring, Memo Says The Army is set to begin awarding Master Combat Badges, which will combine expert and traditional combat badges, next spring...
Police Say Marine Charged with Escort's Murder Googled Whether It's Possible to Scream While Being Strangled In what a local official called a "chilling" case, an active-duty Marine stationed in Florida was arrested and charged with...
