More than a dozen senators said Congress needs to raise the limit on the number of special immigrant visas the U.S. can process for Afghans. The information provides a rare snapshot into military efforts to breach what is effectively the last frontier of gender integration. As recently released data from the military services has shown, the participation of women in elite special operations roles remains a rarity. Leaders from the two departments are discussing allowing VA staff to move into unused space at more than a dozen military hospitals. Pentagon officials fear such reforms could harm active duty retention. A similar reorganization will take place before October at the West Coast-based 1st Supply Battalion. The Army, Navy and Air Force have had such laboratories for years. The “Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” hits theaters on April 19. The Marines have a regular drumbeat of MEUs ready to deploy. Lacking ready amphib ships, though, they're turning to other means of getting to sea. As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza mounts, a growing group of Democrats pushes Biden to apply human rights laws to Israel security assistance. Load More