The groundbreaking move overturns a 1994 rule preventing women from serving in ground combat units. The military has been given until 2016 to recommend any special exceptions to the new regulation.
Senior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military's ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after more than a decade at war.
Military families and Congress members are sounding the alarm about an intensifying mental health crisis onboard...
The Pentagon revoked former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s eligibility for access to classified information, accusing...
