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Army Captain Charley Falletta conducts radio checks while executing a platoon attack exercise in Belgium in 2023. Falletta served in the first gender-integrated group of women allowed into the Army’s armor branch and led a mortar platoon in Afghanistan.
Rob Haake
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U.S. Army
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of combat physical standards. Women who've served in combat jobs say ten years of experience has proven they're up to the task.
The American Homefront Project collaborated with the PBS documentary series American Veteran to profile men and women who have served in the U.S. military.