Latest ""
Eyeing the future, DoD leaders reflect on 75 years of desegregation
Pentagon leaders commemorate the 75th anniversary of the order to desegregate the U.S. military.
History of integration in the US Armed Services
The U.S. military did not even really start integrating the forces until July, 1948.
By Lawrence J. Korb
US Marines wants to move fast on a light amphibious warship. But what is it?
The U.S. Marine Corps is moving as fast as it can to field a new class of light amphibious warship, but it remains unclear what it will do, where it will be based or what capabilities it will bring to the fight.
By David B. Larter
New female Green Beret is a huge milestone, but she isn’t the first to earn the title
“The moment I got accepted, it was like I crossed a major line and the ‘you-know-what’ hit the fan," said Wilder.
By Kyle Rempfer
Thousands of Marines are in Arizona for exercise despite DoD travel ban
Lt. Adara Story, a spokeswoman for Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, told Marine Corps Times in an emailed statement that the training had been deemed “mission essential training” by Gen. David Berger, the commandant of the Marine Corps, “and will continue as planned.”
Will Congress force gender integration at Marine Corps boot camp?
A House panel wants men and women together in recruit training at Parris Island within five years and at San Diego within eight.
Male sailors created ‘rape lists’ of female shipmates on Georgia-based submarine
Recent reports cite a Navy investigation uncovering "rape lists" onboard the guided-missile submarine Florida.
By Mark D. Faram
This Japanese-American Army unit is the reason we celebrate National ‘Go For Broke’ Day
The phrase was popularized as the motto of the Army’s famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team during WWII.
By Joshua Axelrod
Babe Ruth in a kimono, a deadly Navy sub mishap and the art of baseball diplomacy
The role of baseball in Japanese-U.S. relations has a long and rich history.
By Steven Wisensale, University of Connecticut
Male and female Marine platoons to integrate at recruit training for the first time
Third Recruit Training Battalion at Parris Island, South Carolina, will start its training cycle with one female platoon and five male platoons.
By Shawn Snow
Fraternizing women in infantry units should be treated fairly
The Army and Marine Corps resonded differently when confronted with improper relationships in new gender-integrated combat units.
By Military Times Editorial