Female strength – and willingness to confront the enemy directly – has underpinned Israel’s successful military response to ...

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Instead of strengthening a weakened military—his primary duty as commander-in-chief—Obama evidently believed that it was more important to open all combat jobs to women. Assigning women to ...

Pete Hegseth said he now supports women serving in combat roles so long as they meet the same standards as men -- a policy the military has had for nearly a decade.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said the women will undergo medical assessments once they reach Israel and will be reunited with their families. “Our mission is not over until every single ...

If Hegseth is confirmed and restricts women from combat roles, "our military can no longer do its job," Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., said Thursday, after she declared in a floor speech that he is ...

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s choice for defense secretary, drew Democrats’ ire for past statements voicing strong opposition to female troops serving in combat units.