The defense secretary raised the issue suggesting women were getting into combat not because they met high standards, but ...

Explosive Ordnance Disposal, or EOD, is the U.S. military’s bomb disposal community—often called the bomb squad of the armed forces. Each of the four branches maintains its own EOD units, sharing the ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s assertion Tuesday that newly proposed military fitness standards may exclude women from certain combat roles has reignited fears about his approach to women in the ...

The defence secretary said he wanted a return to the "male standard" for combat roles. Women say the standards were never ...

Hegseth raised eyebrows this week when he said in a speech to military generals that fitness standards for combat must ...

Explore U.S. Coast Guard ranks from seaman to admiral. Learn about the rank structure, pay grades, insignia, and promotion ...