Profile: LtCol Wendy Goyette. Redefining Gender Roles in Combat: Colonel Lori Reynolds, 45, the commanding officer of Camp Leatherneck, said that women did not belong in the infantry. “I don’t think they should close with and destroy the enemy. When you go out and see what the infantry does – the way they live, the [...]

Butler commander walked long road to equality in Marines: When she became a Marine in 1975, opportunities were just starting to open for women in the Marine Corps. Women trained separately from men, wore a different uniform and weren’t even allowed to handle weapons. 13 officers fired in cheating scandal: Eight male and five female [...]

Betty Magee, an original woman Marine: Her dying request was to have a Marine in dress blues at her bedside. Within 45 minutes with the amazing power of mobility of the local recruiting office we had a woman Marine sergeant at the foot of her bed adorned in dress blues. Family and friends gather to [...]

Breakin’ the law, sorta: When the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force relieved the 2nd Marine Brigade in Helmand Province last month, they brought an entire company of female Marines trained to interact socially with the women they would encounter. No longer an ad hoc affair, the FETs are highly trained volunteers who are embedded down to [...]

C-130T Hercules named ‘Fat Albert’ provides passengers with bird’s-eye view at air show: Since 1975, a C-130T “Hercules,” manned by an all-Marine crew, has been used for logistic support of the Blue Angels…It was interesting to see the male and female flight attendants, who were not strapped in, holding onto a pole or a ladder [...]

‘A breath of fresh air’ on the California State University Board of Trustees: Sacramento State student and trustee Nicole Anderson keeps her schedule busy with politics, military training and preparing for law school. Her choice to join the Marine Corps is often seen as unexpected, she said. Great Britain Row 2010: Among the crew members [...]