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Local veterans say women effective in combat

Pentagon orders review on ‘effectiveness’ of women in combat arms jobs

Pentagon leaders are directing a review of the “effectiveness” of women in combat arms jobs — a move that comes nearly a decade since women got the right to serve in these roles.

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Pentagon will begin review of 'effectiveness' of women in ground combat positions

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Pentagon to review 'effectiveness' of women in combat

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Pentagon orders review of women in ground combat roles

The Pentagon confirmed Tuesday it directed a review of women’s “effectiveness” in ground combat roles after nearly a decade of them serving in such jobs.

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Secretary Hegseth’s study of women in military combat roles draws concern from one advocate

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Sec. of Defense calls for study of women in military combat roles, drawing concerns from advocates

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Garbage, PowerPoint, combat: Father and son revisit their wars at Marine Corps museum

The gallery about Afghanistan and Iraq opened on Oct. 6. Marine Corps Heritage Foundation photo by Stephanie Grooms. The effluvium hits you as soon as you enter the exhibit, which recreates the sights, sounds, and smells of urban combat in Iraq. On the ...

Yahoo

New Marine Corps Museum galleries showcase Iraq, Afghanistan and more

QUANTICO, Va. – Former Marine Corps Staff Sgt. David McGrath hadn’t seen the vehicle he was blown up in years ago in Afghanistan until recently at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. But here he stood next to the Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected ...

Washington Examiner

The abandoned eight

I’ve told you about U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nick Mitchel, who earned his combat action ribbon on his first day in the war in Afghanistan. Months of regular combat, and then … Sometimes things happen in the military that seem more like a novel or a ...

Marine Corps Times

Marine Corps F-35C notches first overseas combat strike

A Marine F-35C readies to launch from the deck of the carrier Abraham Lincoln. (1st Lt. Charles Allen/Marine Corps) Marines recently carried out the service’s first combat strikes using the F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter during air missions ...