The information provides a rare snapshot into military efforts to breach what is effectively the last frontier of gender integration. Troops are looking at the Arctic to counter ongoing efforts by Russia and China there. As recently released data from the military services has shown, the participation of women in elite special operations roles remains a rarity. Air task forces launching this summer are expected to pave the way for more capable rotational forces and better-prepared bases. A total of 15 aircraft from Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 are surging to fill in gaps due to a military-wide Osprey grounding. Pentagon officials fear such reforms could harm active duty retention. Troops have been attacked 170 times since October. To save time and ditch unneeded gear, the Army recently began a pilot program to expedite removing excess equipment from unit inventories. Jack Hemmings, an ex-squadron leader with Britain’s air force, is believed to be the oldest pilot to fly the World War II plane. U.S. troops will likely be staying put at Tower 22 and other remote outposts in Iraq, Syria and Jordan, according to the Pentagon. Load More