While women made strides during World War II and Korea to be integrated into the military, Vietnam felt like a step backward as the military initially resisted sending women into any career field to Vietnam.
Then, when the military realized t…
Lt. Col. Cordelia “Betty” Cook was the first woman to earn both the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.
In an era when women were still protesting to earn the right to vote, Lt. Col. Cook rose through the military ranks to become one of the m…
There are few things I love more than seeing badass women breaking barriers and proving to the world that powerful women are a force t…
Mary Walker, the only woman to be issued a Medal of Honor, is about to get some prime-time coverage, thanks in part to a graphic novel series produced by the Association of the U.S. Army. The latest edition of “Medal of Honor,” shines a light on t…
In 1979, there wasn’t a single woman working a fire season as a smokejumper in the United States. Since their beginnings in 1939, the smokejumpers were exclusively an all-male unit, famously known…
On the day I reported for duty as a volunteer in an extreme Army experiment of women’s strength, I stopped my car at the gate, watched the guard approaching, and…
Over the past decade, the U.S. Army has taken steps to fully integrate women into all positions in its formations.
For the first time in American history, a female Soldier has completed U.S. Army Special Forces training and has earned the right to don the legendary Green Beret.
Despite how often people get the moniker wrong, Special Forces is only a title …
SOFREP recently published an exclusive piece covering the journey of the first female candidate set to…
A female National Guard soldier is set to graduate and don the coveted Green Beret at the end of the month. SOFREP has learned that she passed Robi…