Women Veterans

SWAN founder and Marine Corps vet Anuradha Bhagwati is the author of Unbecoming a memoir of dsiobedience

Photo courtesy Anuradha Bhagwati, Book cover courtesy Simon and Schuster, Author photograph by Seher Sikandar

Eye on Veterans

April 05, 2019 - 1:29 pm

New book by USMC vet takes aim at treatment of women Marines

Rape jokes were common and harassment was typically swept under the rug.

U.S. Marine Corps graphic poster by Warrant Officer Bobby J. Yarbrough/Released

Matt Saintsing

April 03, 2019 - 4:41 pm

Should the VA change its motto?

Some on Capitol Hill say the gendered language is antiquated and tells women they don't belong.

(Courtesy of Service Women's Action Network, SWAN)

April 03, 2019 - 3:55 pm

Women in the Military: Where They Stand A Legacy of Captain (retired) Lory Manning

From 1947 to present-day, you can track the historical changes women have seen while serving in uniform.

Elizabeth Howe

April 03, 2019 - 8:50 am

PHOTOS: Astronaut Lt. Col. McClain brought her 4-year-old to her NASA portrait shoot

Army Lt. Col. and astronaut Anne McClain brought her 4-year-old son with her for her official NASA portrait photo session and it was as adorable as it sounds. McClain recently tweeted that leaving her son is the "hardest part about training for space." The hardest part about training for space is...

(U.S. Navy photo by Kristina Doss/Released)

Kaylah Jackson

April 02, 2019 - 12:50 pm

5 bills in Congress that could change the game for women veterans

Many of the bills address women's medical issues.

Photos courtesy of Gracefully Global

Elizabeth Howe

April 01, 2019 - 12:51 pm

See how this Air Force veteran found new ways to inspire future pilots

When Air Force navigator veteran Graciela Tiscareno-Sato realized there were so few kids books written by female veterans she knew there was only one solution: She had to write one herself. The character Captain Mama from Tiscareno-Sato's book "Good Night Captain Mama" was born the first night...

Female recruits battle with pugil sticks during training at the Marine Corps Training Depot

Photo courtesy of Associated Press

April 01, 2019 - 10:31 am

USMC move to integrate boot camp more ends; future unclear

Commanders and Marines in the course told The Associated Press they didn't notice any problems during the brief flirtation with increased integration.