U.S. Army

FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- A woman who is married to a female Army officer at Fort Bragg and who was recently denied membership in its officers' spouses club said late Friday that she has been invited to become a full member. [ Read more → ]

FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- An Army officers' spouses club at Fort Bragg, N.C., under fire for denying membership to the lesbian wife of an Army officer, has offered the spouse a "guest membership" in the group while it reviews its bylaws. The Association of Bragg... [ Read more → ]

The U.S. Marine Corps said it has advised its legal staff that spouses clubs operating on its installations must admit same-sex spouses if they wish to remain on Marine bases. The announcement comes in response to a an ongoing controversy at the U.S. Army's Fort... [ Read more → ]

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- The same-sex spouse of a U.S. Army lieutenant colonel stationed at Fort Bragg has been denied membership in a base club for officers’ spouses, sparking protests and accusations from a national military spouses organization that the woman was prevented from joining only because she is a lesbian. [ Read more → ]

FORT MEADE, Md. -- Defense attorneys for Pfc. Bradley Manning -- an Army intelligence specialist accused of leaking government secrets -- argued Saturday that Manning's status as a gay soldier prior to the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" played a role in his actions. [ Read more → ]

In preparation of the repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, the U.S. Army has launched a website to provide servicemembers and their families with current information about the change. [ Read more → ]

[caption id="attachment_7388" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Mixon"][/caption] The Commanding Officer of U.S. Army Pacific received a sharp rebuke Thursday from Defense Secretary Robert Gates after publicly challenging proposed changes to “don’t ask don’t tell” policy which bans openly gay service members. Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the... [ Read more → ]