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New tool helps military parents with firearm storage, safety issues
'We really need to be focused on access to firearms' by young children.
By Karen Jowers
Biden selects Hicks, Kahl for top Pentagon roles
Kathleen Hicks would become the highest-ranking civilian to serve at the Defense Department.
By Aaron Mehta
An elderly woman in Okinawa was bitten by a poisonous snake. This Marine saved her life
This wasn’t his first rendezvous with a snake.
By Diana Stancy
California Marine saves 18-month-old child from burning car
The car had ran over a gas can that had fallen out of a nearby truck.
By Philip Athey
This officer, the 3rd woman to graduate Ranger School, discusses how respect can be earned
From being a battalion commander to a mother, Lt. Col. Lisa A. Jaster discusses the ways respect can be earned in different parts of life in this commentary.
By Lisa Jaster
The ‘unexplained’ reasons female feds make less money
Female feds still make less money on average than their male counterparts, but the reasons why are getting harder to quantify.
By Jessie Bur
Naval Academy midshipman reaches a milestone for Black women
Next semester, Midshipman Sydney Barber will be the first Black woman to hold the position of brigade commander at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Biden’s gender parity pledge could be watershed moment for women in national security
A Biden pledge for at least gender parity in key national security slots could mean huge gains for women at the Pentagon and elsewhere.
By Aaron Mehta
Marines from Washington Barracks help save woman trapped under a car
A woman riding a scooter just outside the gate of the historic Marine Corps base was run over by a car.
By Philip Athey
First Black woman named student brigade commander at Naval Academy
Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber will be the 16th woman selected for brigade commander.
The next secretary of defense should be a woman
Four female lawmakers currently serving in Congress would bring as much or more credentials than most of the 27 men who have been defense secretary, says the author of this commentary.
By Lawrence J. Korb