May 2, 2016 Army opens grueling Ranger job to women The Army will allow as many as 60 women to participate in the next Ranger course, allowing women for the first time to compete in the grueling two-month combat school. It is considered one of the first steps into the military special operations field.
May 2, 2016 Tom Brokaw, Dan Rather split on Brian Williams in wake of lying scandal? Journalists, media pundits, and even military veterans are weighing in on what should happen to Brian Williams following his admission that he fabricated key portions of a story he repeatedly told about his reporting experience during the Iraq War in 2003.
May 2, 2016 2 NY brothers who served in Afghanistan awarded Bronze Stars Two brothers from suburban New York City have each been awarded a Bronze Star for their service in Afghanistan.
May 2, 2016 Colonel nominated to be West Point's next dean would be first woman in role West Point has announced the first female dean in the school’s 200-plus-year history, the Army Times reports.
May 1, 2016 US Army's top general: Be prepared to fight 'little green men' The Army’s top general wants cadets to prepare to fight “little green men.” Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley made the remark April 21 in a speech to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Norwich University’s ROTC program, The Army Times reported.
April 29, 2016 Senate confirms first female officer for warfighting command The Senate has confirmed an Air Force general to be the first female officer to lead one of the military's warfighting commands.
April 29, 2016 GOP senator blocks vote on Army secretary over Guantanamo Kansas Republican Sen. Pat Roberts is blocking a vote on the nomination of Eric Fanning to be the next Army secretary.
April 28, 2016 Army nominee says he doesn't support demoting Gen. Petraeus The Obama administration's nominee to be the Army's top civilian official said Thursday he doesn't support demoting retired Gen. David Petraeus and believes that no further action should be taken against the former CIA director.
April 28, 2016 Ranger School grad becomes Army's first female infantry officer Capt. Kristen M. Griest, one of two women who graduated from the Army’s Ranger School last summer, became the first woman named as an infantry officer Monday.
April 26, 2016 Panel confirms first female officer for warfighting command The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved the nomination of the first female officer to lead one of the military's warfighting commands.