Former Defense Secretary William Cohen underscored the importance of having women in the military, including in combat roles, as President-elect Trump’s pick for Defense secretary has come under fire ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered a review of combat fitness standards to ensure gender neutrality on Sunday, even though fitness tests for combat roles are already gender neutral. Hegseth has ...

Leon Panetta ended the Pentagon's ban on women serving in combat units. Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is among those pushing back on past comments made by President-elect Donald Trump's pick ...

Women veterans are denouncing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's speech to senior military leaders, specifically his agenda for military fitness. Hegseth told hundreds of military commanders at a ...