Paula Broadwell
U.S. military prepares to open more military roles to women
The Pentagon on Thursday announced that women would be able to serve in more roles in the military. They’ll be able to serve as radio operators, intelligence analysts, medics and other front-line units that don’t regularly engage in combat. They’re still prohibited from serving in the infantry, armored units and the special forces.
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Some Combat Restrictions for Women Lifted
The Pentagon announced new rules this week that would allow women to serve closer to the front lines and will be implemented later this summer. The changes would allow women to serve in non-infantry battalion jobs, such as radio operators, intelligence analysts, medics, radar operators and tank mechanics. This could open up 14,000 new jobs […]
The Legacy of General David Petraeus
From February 10, 2007 to September 16, 2008, retired General David Petraeus oversaw all coalition forces in Iraq. He was the mastermind behind the counterinsurgency in Iraq and Afghanistan, and served as top commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan until July of 2011, when he became director of the CIA. He is arguably one […]
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