Last year, without fanfare or a formal announcement, the Marine Corps took a step a key leader had formerly said was not feasible due to manpower constraints, assembling teams of both male and female ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Pentagon committee has recommended to the secretary of defense that the Marine Corps should train male and female recruits in ...

Sisters and drill instructors, Staff Sgt. Paula Diaz and Sgt. Kezia Diaz, turned sibling rivalry into Marine Corps excellence ...

For 70 years, women arriving at Marine Corps boot camp have learned to fire rifles, slide down ropes, and sprint through obstacle courses while separated from male counterparts. But now, for the first ...

The U.S. Marines have decommissioned the recruit training battalion that for decades was the only one open to women. It's part of an effort to end gender segregation. WHRO's Steve Walsh reports.

(PARRIS ISLAND, S.C.) — For the first time in its history, the Marine Corps will integrate female and male platoons during boot camp. Unlike the other services, the Marine Corps has not fully ...

(PARRIS ISLAND, S.C.) — The first integrated company of male and female recruits will graduate from Marine Corps boot camp on Friday. The service will now assess the company’s training results to ...

This story explains how Parris Island could fully gender-integrate its base. To understand what the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act means for the base, read our coverage here, published in ...