CHICAGO (WLS) -- The U.S. Army is the nation's oldest military branch. ABC7 talked to veterans in Chicago who say while much has changed since their time serving, there's more work to be done, ...

Operation Midnight Hammer, the name of the U.S. military's coordinated strikes against three of Iran's nuclear facilities last weekend, marked the longest B-2 Spirit stealth bomber mission since 2001 ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Women who have served and are still serving in the U.S Military are being honored at a tea party hosted by Albany’s American Legion Post 30. They’ve broken barriers, entered a ...

1st Lt. Gabrielle White is the first woman soldier ever to finish the Army's Best Ranger Competition. The competition tests soldiers' strength, skill, and endurance over nearly 3 days. "She had the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A female Army Ranger for the first time competed in the annual Best Ranger Competition, and her two-soldier team finished the grueling three-day event over the weekend and came in ...

Looking back on her remarkable career, retired Army Colonel Edna W. Cummings can justly say that “the odds ain’t good, but good stuff happens.” Those words were never truer than on April 29, 2025, ...

When the Pentagon opened combat roles to women in 2015, many assumed the debate on full sex integration in the U.S. military was over. But Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth’s March 12 order to review ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that he wants to review Defense Department standards that have changed since the 1990s, a time when military women saw far less support for their service ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting at the Pentagon, July 18, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP) Democratic congresswomen, including several military veterans, are demanding Defense ...