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First Pull-Ups, Then Combat, Marines Say

WASHINGTON — How many pull-ups does it take to make a female Marine? The answer, starting next January: a minimum of three, the same number required of male Marines. If anyone ... Read more

Pentagon to Beef Up Cybersecurity Force to Counter Attacks

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is moving toward a major expansion of its cybersecurity force to counter increasing attacks on the nation’s computer networks, as well as to expand offensive computer ... Read more

Military Chiefs’ Personal Encounters Influenced Lifting Women’s Combat Ban

WASHINGTON — The historic decision to lift the military’s ban on women in combat had its roots in the personal experiences in war zones of Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Gen. Martin E. ... Read more

Military Chiefs’ Personal Encounters Influenced Lifting Women’s Combat Ban

Military Chiefs Cite Personal Encounters in Lifting Women’s Combat Ban

Formally Lifting a Combat Ban, Military Chiefs Stress Equal Opportunity

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Thursday formally lifted the military’s ban on women in combat, saying that ... Read more

For Panetta, a Crisis in the Home Stretch

LONDON — Leon E. Panetta’s final weeklong trip to the old capitals of Europe initially had the feel of a valedictory lap, one that would nurture the trans-Atlantic alliance and give him the chance ... Read more

North Korea’s Missile Movements Worry U.S.

WASHINGTON — The discovery by American intelligence agencies that North Korea is moving mobile missile launchers around the country, some carrying a new generation of powerful rocket, has spurred new ... Read more