Ukrainian women embrace combat roles as technology reshapes the battlefield

KHARKIV, Ukraine -- When Russia’s full-scale invasion began nearly four years ago, a 26-year-old soldier known as Monka didn’t see a combat role she could do. But that changed as technology reshaped ...

Doubts about women in combat don't stand up to history

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IDF declares trial of women combat engineers in elite Yahalom unit a success

During 2.5-year pilot program, female soldiers joined hundreds of engineering operations in Gaza and northern front, army ...
PBS

‘Spitfires’ tells the story of American women pilots in WWII

Wednesday is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking Germany’s unconditional surrender and the end of WWII in Europe. A new book “Spitfires” tells the little-known contribution American women made to ...
Times of San Diego

Women have served in combat roles for a decade; the Pentagon is reopening the debate

The first three female rangers in 2015, from left: Capt. Kristen Griest, Maj. Lisa Jaster and 1st Lt. Shaye Haver. (Photo by Capt. Olivia Cobiskey-Haftmann/Office of the Secretary of Defense Public ...
The Atlantic

The Ban on Women in Combat Will Officially End

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will lift the Pentagon's ban on women serving in combat, according to several news reports — even though women actually have been serving in war zones for years. "The ...
PBS

‘Spitfires’ chronicles the daring flights of American women pilots during WWII

Wednesday is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking Germany’s unconditional surrender and the end of WWII in Europe. A new book “Spitfires” tells the little-known contribution American women made to ...
Yahoo

I teach combat drone pilots to fight Russia. Here's why musicians and tailors make great operators.

Vladyslav Plak's school uses a simulator and practice ranges to teach Ukrainians to fight with drones. Only a third of people who try the course actually succeed in becoming a drone pilot, he says.
Los Angeles Times

Ukrainian women embrace combat roles as technology reshapes the battlefield

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. More than 70,000 Ukrainian women now serve in the military, a 20% increase since 2022, with thousands deployed as ...
The Durango Herald

Ukrainian women embrace combat roles as technology reshapes the battlefield

KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — When Russia’s full-scale invasion began nearly four years ago, a 26-year-old soldier known as Monka didn’t see a combat role she could do. But that changed as technology ...