DOD launches review of ‘effectiveness’ of women in ground combat roles
Army and Marine Corp leaders will submit data on readiness, training, performance, casualties and command climate of ground combat units and personnel.
By Tanya Noury
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Can the US ‘run’ Venezuela? Military force doesn’t equal legitimacy
By declaring its intent to govern Venezuela, the U.S is creating a governance trap of its own making, Monica Duffy Toft argues.
By Monica Duffy Toft, Tufts University, The Conversation
Marine master sergeant redesignated to first sergeant in pilot program
Master Sgt. Joseph B. Stoker is the first to change rank from master sergeant to first sergeant as part of the new E-8 pilot redesignation initiative.
Parachutist at Armed Forces Bowl gets caught in wire, falls into crowd
The parachutist, who was reportedly part of a veteran parachuting group, walked off the field under their own power.
By Riley Ceder
How America observed Christmas — at home and abroad — during WWII
Amid shortages, rationing, separation and grief, Americans fought to keep the yuletide spirit alive.
By Stanley Weintraub
How the Civil War inspired this iconic poet’s classic Christmas song
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow vehemently objected to his son’s desire to enlist in the Union Army.
By Melissa A. Winn