Among the many Allied military units storming the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944, was the 16th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division. Its members faced a particularly daunting ...

(FORT BENNING, Ga.) — Already a trailblazer, Army Captain Kristen Griest became the Army’s first female infantry officer when, on Monday, the Army approved her request to transfer from the military ...

(QUANTICO, Va.) — For the first time in its nearly 250-year history, the U.S. Marine Corps has a female infantry officer. The woman, who wishes to keep her identity private, graduated from the Marines ...

The US Marine Corps is gearing up for the graduation of its first-ever female infantry officer. The woman, a lieutenant whose name has not been disclosed, will be the first female officer to complete ...