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Australia rolls out new close combat weapons
The Australian Army has taken delivery of new close combat weapons, an Australian Department of Defence (DoD) spokesperson ...
Hegseth says he's signing memo on combat arms standards for men and women
The U.S. military will use the same standards for testing both men and women for combat roles following a Sunday order from ...
Hegseth directs service chiefs to conduct ‘sex-neutral’ review of combat arms standards
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military services to conduct a 'sex-neutral' review of requirements for combat ...
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Hegseth orders review of physical standards for military combat roles
(Stephen B. Morton/AP) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday ordered a 60-day review of military combat arms standards to ensure that exceptions are not being made for female troops to assume ...
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Beards, fitness and women in combat: Hegseth orders review of military standards
In a memo last week, Hegseth directed the secretaries to distinguish between combat arms occupations and non-combat arms occupations while addressing which jobs demand physical fitness in ground ...