The Pentagon is looking to cut 14 different defense advisory groups, including the 74-year-old Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services.
By Hope Hodge Seck
The 18 Ranger instructors are not part of the 75th Ranger Regiment.
Officials said they are encouraged by the drop in reports of sexual violence but warned the problem still poses a threat to force readiness.
The Women, Peace & Security program was signed into law by Trump and had received backing from numerous Republican leaders.
The service members were deployed in support of ongoing security operations at the southern border.
By Tara Copp, AP
Women already must pass gender-neutral physical fitness requirements for combat posts, but Hegseth contends the standards for women are lower.
The confirmation came after recovery teams pulled the soldiers' M88 Hercules armored vehicle from a swamp Sunday night.
Maj. Gen. Curtis Taylor, commanding general of the 1st Armored Division, said it would be a “long and difficult recovery operation.”
U.S. and Lithuanian personnel continued the complicated recovery efforts Thursday of four U.S. soldiers missing in swampy terrain in Lithuania.
Quinterius Chappelle has been charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Sahela Sangrait. He pleaded not guilty.
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