In 2011, Staff Sergeant Suzie Lopez became the first woman in the Washington Army National Guard to earn Combatives Level 3 certification. Known for her quiet determination, she impressed peers by ...

Women are increasingly serving in frontline military roles, including positions traditionally dominated by men. Some operate heavy equipment such as artillery systems and armored vehicles while ...

Sarah Emma Edmonds, a Canadian immigrant in Michigan, disguised herself as “Frank Thompson” to serve in the Union Army’s 2nd ...

U.S. Congressman Dave Joyce, R-Russell Township, and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker recently ...

As the Tuskegee Airmen fought for their place in the skies, they were supported by a dedicated cadre of women whose work strengthened the mission every day. At Tuskegee Army Air Field, women served in ...

FORT HOOD, Texas — Ten Army nurses have earned a specialized certification in obstetrics and gynecology after completing a 16-week Nursing Specialty Course at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center. The ...

OR nurses, evacuation medics, tactical medicine instructors, and registrars serve in the 1st Separate Medical Battalion and help save wounded soldiers’ lives. A photo gallery of the female defenders ...

Army nurses disembark from a troop ship during the World War II era. (Army Signal Corps photo via Library of Congress) (This article by Lt. Col. Patrick J. Chaisson, USA (Ret), originally appeared in ...

The United States Army has announced the end of a piece of uniform used only by women. Until now, female drill sergeants in the U.S. Army had worn bush hats, with an upturned rim, while male drill ...

Willie Mae Taylor, a registered nurse, lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps, real estate agent, and community leader, died Saturday, Nov. 15, at her home. She was 105. She was born in Macon, Georgia, on ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has accused two doctors of fraudulently billing Medicaid to provide gender-affirming care. May Lau, MD, and M. Brett Cooper, MD, were both sued by Paxton last year ...