May 3, 2016 Carter congratulates 1st female soldiers to complete the Army's rigorous Ranger School. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says he has personally congratulated the two female soldiers who this week became the first women to complete the rigorous Army Ranger School.
May 3, 2016 Apache helicopter pilot, military police officer are 1st Army women to pass Ranger School An Apache helicopter pilot from Texas and a military police officer from Connecticut are the first women to complete the Army's grueling Ranger School, families of the soldiers confirmed Wednesday.
May 3, 2016 2 women pass Army Ranger School, become first females to complete elite program Two women have passed the Army's Ranger School, becoming the first females to complete the grueling combat training program and earn the right to wear Ranger tabs on their uniforms.
May 3, 2016 Army skydiving team suspends schedule, returns to base following member's death at Chicago show A U.S. Army skydiver who had served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan died Sunday from injuries suffered in a midair collision with another jumper during a stunt at the Chicago Air & Water Show, authorities said.
May 3, 2016 Top general: US should consider embedding troops in Iraqi units if little progress made If Iraqi forces aren't making good progress against Islamic State militants in the next several months, the U.S. should consider embedding American troops with the Iraqis, the Army's retiring top general said Wednesday.
May 3, 2016 Pentagon announces plan to lift ban on transgender individuals serving in military Defense Secretary Ash Carter has ordered a six-month study aimed at formally ending one of the last gender- or sexuality-based barriers to military service, saying the Pentagon's current regulations banning transgender individuals from serving in the military need to be examined.
May 3, 2016 General: US considering proposal to extend Ukraine training to include members of army The commander of U.S. Army forces in Europe says the United States is considering a plan to train Ukrainian army soldiers beginning in late November.
May 3, 2016 D'Army Bailey, who helped preserve Memphis hotel where King was slain in 1968, dead at 73 D'Army Bailey, a lawyer and judge who helped preserve the Memphis hotel where civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated and turn it into National Civil Rights Museum, died on Sunday, his wife said.
May 3, 2016 Voice of nation's top military officer carries great weight, but he commands no troops The man often called America's top military officer, the most powerful person in uniform, actually commands nothing.
May 3, 2016 Heading up the Joint Chiefs of Staff: 5 notable chairmen A "joint board" bringing together top leaders of the U.S. military was established in 1903 during President Theodore Roosevelt's administration.