http://www.newsvine.com/women-in-combatNewsvine - women-in-combaten-usCopyright 2013Wed, 3 Apr 2013 21:22:12 +0000Wed, 22 May 2013 18:29:06 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://somedude68-1.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17589037-two-more-female-marines-flunk-infantry-officers-traininghttp://somedude68-1.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17589037-two-more-female-marines-flunk-infantry-officers-trainingus-newswomen-in-combatWed, 3 Apr 2013 21:22:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/17/16995199-tammy-duckworth-sets-the-record-straight-on-women-in-combathttp://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/17/16995199-tammy-duckworth-sets-the-record-straight-on-women-in-combatmilitaryus-newstammy-duckworthwomen-in-combatSun, 17 Feb 2013 19:24:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://bxurz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/17/16993648-the-career-path-less-traveled-unconventional-careershttp://bxurz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/17/16993648-the-career-path-less-traveled-unconventional-careersus-newswomen-in-combatSun, 17 Feb 2013 15:01:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16915212-canada-ahead-of-us-in-allowing-women-in-combathttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16915212-canada-ahead-of-us-in-allowing-women-in-combatcanadaworld-newscombatcnafghan-talibanwomen-in-combaton-mayin-combatSun, 10 Feb 2013 05:46:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://theottoshow.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/06/16869891-williams-women-in-combathttp://theottoshow.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/06/16869891-williams-women-in-combatarmydefensepoliticsmilitarysoldierleftfemalemaleobamagendercombatfeminismequalityleftismwomen-in-combatWed, 6 Feb 2013 16:28:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16796208-marine-survey-lists-concerns-on-women-in-combathttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16796208-marine-survey-lists-concerns-on-women-in-combatusmarinesmarine-corpsus-newswomen-incombatwomen-in-combatmale-marinesFri, 1 Feb 2013 00:26:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this July 29, 2011 file photo, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos speaks with reporters at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md. The Marine Corps commandant said Thursday Jan. 31, 2013, the infantry side is skeptical about how women will perform in those units and some positions may end up being closed if not enough females fail to meet the rigorous standards. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2010, file photo Marine Crops Commandant Gen. James Amos testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Marine Corps commandant said Thursday Jan. 31, 2013, the infantry side is skeptical about how women will perform in those units and some positions may end up being closed if not enough females fail to meet the rigorous standards. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)</p> http://fadibejjani.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16791295-american-amazon-assault-forcehttp://fadibejjani.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16791295-american-amazon-assault-forcepoliticsholy-grailsiegfriedwagnerlohengrinchuck-hagelachillesjoan-of-arcmasonsapocalypse-nowcoppolaf16leon-panettawomen-in-combatadoniswalkyriemorosiThu, 31 Jan 2013 15:29:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Apocalypse Now: This Man's Army No Longer!</p> http://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/27/16720285-poll-should-women-be-allowed-in-combathttp://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/27/16720285-poll-should-women-be-allowed-in-combatwomenpoliticsmilitaryright-wingequalityequal-rightswomen-in-combatSun, 27 Jan 2013 16:23:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/27/16722840-rush-limbaugh-calls-for-an-all-american-first-cavalry-amazon-battalion-to-guarantee-a-combat-ready-no-pregnancy-female-force-all-in-pmshttp://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/27/16722840-rush-limbaugh-calls-for-an-all-american-first-cavalry-amazon-battalion-to-guarantee-a-combat-ready-no-pregnancy-female-force-all-in-pmspoliticsmilitarysexismlimbaughright-wingwomen-in-combatSun, 27 Jan 2013 14:45:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16701593-american-women-have-served-and-died-from-the-firsthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16701593-american-women-have-served-and-died-from-the-firstuspoliticscombatmilestoneswomen-in-combatFri, 25 Jan 2013 22:11:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Sept. 22, 1942 black-and-white file photo shows Aviatrix Nancy Harkness Love, director of the Women's Auxiliary Ferry Squadron (WAFS), and Col. Robert H. Baker, commanding officer, inspect the first contingent of women pilots in the WAFS at the New Castle Army Air Base, Del. Women served and died on the nation’s battlefields from the first. They were nurses and cooks, spies and couriers in the Revolutionary War. Some disguised themselves as men to fight for the Union or the Confederacy. Yet the U.S. military’s official acceptance of women in combat took more than two centuries. New roles for females were doled out fitfully &#8212; whenever commanders got in a bind and realized they needed women’s help. A look at milestones on the way to lifting the ban on women in ground combat. (AP Photo, File)</p><p>FILE - This June 4, 1943 black-and-white file photo shows a wounded U.S. Marine is given a plasma transfusion by nurse Mae Olson aboard an aerial evacuation unit, over Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. Women served and died on the nation’s battlefields from the first. They were nurses and cooks, spies and couriers in the Revolutionary War. Some disguised themselves as men to fight for the Union or the Confederacy. Yet the U.S. military’s official acceptance of women in combat took more than two centuries. New roles for females were doled out fitfully &#8212; whenever commanders got in a bind and realized they needed women’s help. A look at milestones on the way to lifting the ban on women in ground combat. (AP Photo, File)</p><p>FILE - This March 3, 2009 file photo shows first lady Michelle Obama listening to Retired Brig. Gen. Wilma L. Vaught , president of Women in Military Service for America Memorial Center, during a tour of the center in Arlington, Va. Women served and died on the nation’s battlefields from the first. They were nurses and cooks, spies and couriers in the Revolutionary War. Some disguised themselves as men to fight for the Union or the Confederacy. Yet the U.S. military’s official acceptance of women in combat took more than two centuries. New roles for females were doled out fitfully &#8212; whenever commanders got in a bind and realized they needed women’s help. A look at milestones on the way to lifting the ban on women in ground combat. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo, female soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division train on a firing range while testing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan. Women served and died on the nation’s battlefields from the first. They were nurses and cooks, spies and couriers in the Revolutionary War. Some disguised themselves as men to fight for the Union or the Confederacy. Yet the U.S. military’s official acceptance of women in combat took more than two centuries. New roles for females were doled out fitfully &#8212; whenever commanders got in a bind and realized they needed women’s help. A look at milestones on the way to lifting the ban on women in ground combat. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)</p> http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16697553-from-front-lines-women-offer-evidence-on-ability-in-combat-nytimescomhttp://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16697553-from-front-lines-women-offer-evidence-on-ability-in-combat-nytimescomarmyair-forcebombsmilitarymarinesweaponsunited-statesus-newscombatshooterphotographermedicwomen-in-combatwomen-in-militaryFri, 25 Jan 2013 15:23:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16695059-the-7-best-right-wing-freakouts-over-women-going-into-combathttp://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16695059-the-7-best-right-wing-freakouts-over-women-going-into-combatpentagonus-newsnational-reviewgolden-agewomen-in-combatheather-macdonaldmilitary-banFri, 25 Jan 2013 11:38:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://eezzbeat.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16682574-wall-street-journal-women-shouldnt-be-in-combat-because-men-poophttp://eezzbeat.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16682574-wall-street-journal-women-shouldnt-be-in-combat-because-men-pooppoliticshumiliatingleon-panettasocial-normswomen-in-combatcommentid-politicsThu, 24 Jan 2013 21:09:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16682140-1st-woman-to-lead-in-combat-thrilled-with-changehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16682140-1st-woman-to-lead-in-combat-thrilled-with-changeuswomenreactionus-newscombatwomen-in-combatin-combatalma-felixThu, 24 Jan 2013 20:20:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In a May 9, 2012 file photo, Capt. Sara Rodriguez, 26, of the 101st Airborne Division, carries a litter of sandbags during the Expert Field Medical Badge training at Fort Campbell, Ky. The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after generations of limits on their service, defense officials said Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Kristin M. Hall, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo, female soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division train on a firing range while testing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan. The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after generations of limits on their service, defense officials said Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo, female soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division train on a firing range while testing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan. The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after generations of limits on their service, defense officials said Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)</p><p>U.S. Army Capt. Linda L. Bray in her home on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in Clemmons, N.C. During the invasion of Panama in 1989, Bray became the first woman to lead US troops in battle. Commander of the 988th Military Police, she engaged in a firefight with elite Panamanian Special Forces unit inside a military barracks and dog kennel. Framed on the wall are awards and unit patches she collected while serving. (AP Photo/Lynn Hey)</p><p>U.S. Army Capt. Linda L. Bray in her home on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in Clemmons, N.C. During the invasion of Panama in 1989, Bray became the first woman to lead US troops in battle. Commander of the 988th Military Police, she engaged in a firefight with elite Panamanian Special Forces unit inside a military barracks and dog kennel. Hanging on the wall in are bayonets taken from AK47s that was captured during the attack along with her MP brassard or armband. (AP Photo/Lynn Hey)</p> http://formerstew.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16677321-women-in-combat-leon-panetta-removes-military-ban-opening-front-line-positionshttp://formerstew.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16677321-women-in-combat-leon-panetta-removes-military-ban-opening-front-line-positionsus-newsleon-panettawomen-in-combatmilitary-front-lineThu, 24 Jan 2013 12:51:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://bad1v.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16668183-secretary-of-defense-lifts-ban-on-women-in-combat-thinkprogresshttp://bad1v.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16668183-secretary-of-defense-lifts-ban-on-women-in-combat-thinkprogressjoint-chiefspolitics-newsleon-panettawomen-in-combatwomen-in-the-militarywomen-militaryfemale-soldierscombat-womenleon-panetta-women-in-combatpanetta-women-in-combatwomen-in-combat-positionsThu, 24 Jan 2013 02:36:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16667685-leon-panetta-lifts-ban-on-women-in-combat-the-right-to-fighthttp://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16667685-leon-panetta-lifts-ban-on-women-in-combat-the-right-to-fightmilitaryus-newswomen-in-combatobama-administrationsec-of-defense-leon-panettafront-lines-u-s-newsThu, 24 Jan 2013 01:59:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16664446-women-in-combat-good-to-go-if-they-meet-standardshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16664446-women-in-combat-good-to-go-if-they-meet-standardsuswomenpoliticswomen-incombatleon-panettawomen-in-combatin-combatWed, 23 Jan 2013 20:14:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Jan. 19, 2013 file photo shows Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaking during a news conference in London. Panetta has removed US military ban on women in combat, opening thousands of front line positions. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)</p><p>FILE - In a May 9, 2012 file photo, Capt. Sara Rodriguez, 26, of the 101st Airborne Division, carries a litter of sandbags during the Expert Field Medical Badge training at Fort Campbell, Ky. The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after generations of limits on their service, defense officials said Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Kristin M. Hall, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo, female soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division train on a firing range while testing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan. The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after generations of limits on their service, defense officials said Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)</p><p>Army Lt. Col. Tamatha Patterson, of Huntingdon, Tenn., waits for Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to hand her the memorandum he has just signed ending the 1994 ban on women serving in combat, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, during a news conference at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p><p>Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, flanked by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, right, and Army Lt. Col. Tamatha Patterson, of Huntingdon, Tenn., signs a memorandum ending the 1994 ban on women serving in combat roles in the military, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/01/15598711-correction-women-in-combat-storyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/01/15598711-correction-women-in-combat-storyusassociated-pressus-newscombatwomen-in-combatin-combatanu-bhagwatiSat, 1 Dec 2012 17:15:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This Nov. 29, 2012 image provided by the United states Marine Corps shows Lt. Brandy Soublet on the Marine base, 29 Palms in Southern California. Soublet is about as far from the war front as possible at her desk in the California desert, but she's on the front lines of an experiment that could one day put women as close to combat as their male peers. The Penfield, N.Y. woman is one of 45 female Marines assigned this summer to 19 all-male combat battalions. (AP Photo/USMC, Cpl. William J. Jackson)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/27/15488313-troops-debate-risks-benefits-of-women-in-combathttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/27/15488313-troops-debate-risks-benefits-of-women-in-combatusus-newsqacombatwomen-in-combatTue, 27 Nov 2012 19:42:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Plaintiff Colleen Farrell, a U.S. Marine Corps First Lieutenant, speaks during a media conference Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, in San Francisco. Several active women military personnel have filed a federal lawsuit to demand combat action, requesting all branches of the military to remove the so-called combat exclusionary rule that bars women from fighting on the front lines. This suit, to be filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, is believed to be the first involving active duty military personnel. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/27/15488022-female-military-members-sue-to-serve-in-combathttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/27/15488022-female-military-members-sue-to-serve-in-combatuswomenlawsuitus-newscombatwomen-in-combatin-combatTue, 27 Nov 2012 19:21:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Plaintiff Colleen Farrell, a U.S. Marine Corps First Lieutenant, speaks during a media conference Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, in San Francisco. Several active women military personnel have filed a federal lawsuit to demand combat action, requesting all branches of the military to remove the so-called combat exclusionary rule that bars women from fighting on the front lines. This suit, to be filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, is believed to be the first involving active duty military personnel. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)</p><p>Plaintiff Zoe Bedell, who is a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps reserves, listens during a media conference Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, in San Francisco. Several active women military personnel have filed a federal lawsuit to demand combat action, requesting all branches of the military to remove the so-called combat exclusionary rule that bars women from fighting on the front lines. This suit, to be filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, is believed to be the first involving active duty military personnel. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)</p><p>American Civil Liberties Union Women's Rights Project senior staff attorney Ariela Migdal, right, gestures while speaking beside ACLU attorney Elizabeth Gill, left, during a media conference Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, in San Francisco. Plaintiffs also present for the conference, background L-R, U.S. Army reserve Staff Sgt. Jennifer Hunt, U.S. Marine Corps reserve Capt. Zoe Bedell, and U.S. Marine Corps First Lt. Colleen Farrell. Several active women military personnel have filed a federal lawsuit to demand combat action, requesting all branches of the military to remove the so-called combat exclusionary rule that bars women from fighting on the front lines. This suit, to be filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, is believed to be the first involving active duty military personnel. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)</p> http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/24/11857714-female-soldiers-sue-to-lift-combat-banhttp://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/24/11857714-female-soldiers-sue-to-lift-combat-bandefense-departmentus-newsdistrict-courtwomens-rightsfifth-amendmentequal-opportunityjohn-mchughleon-panettaraymond-odiernoarmy-chiefwomen-in-combatwomen-in-the-militaryranger-schoolgeorge-littleThu, 24 May 2012 11:42:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://jeremy-17.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/22/11342619-female-soldiers-supplement-patrols-and-reach-out-to-afghan-communitieshttp://jeremy-17.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/22/11342619-female-soldiers-supplement-patrols-and-reach-out-to-afghan-communitiesus-armyus-newsinfantrywomen-in-combatfemale-engagement-team4th-bct-82nd-airborne-divisionMon, 23 Apr 2012 03:21:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://diane-whitedove1.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/16/10424176-daily-show-takes-on-right-wing-insanity-on-women-in-combat-should-women-expect-to-behttp://diane-whitedove1.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/16/10424176-daily-show-takes-on-right-wing-insanity-on-women-in-combat-should-women-expect-to-bepoliticsvidoespolitical-humorwomen-in-combatright-wing-insanityThu, 16 Feb 2012 12:34:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/10/10377060-santorum-opposes-allowing-women-to-serve-in-combathttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/10/10377060-santorum-opposes-allowing-women-to-serve-in-combatuspoliticssantorumrick-santorumcombatwomen-in-combatin-combatFri, 10 Feb 2012 23:24:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)</p>