Barack Obama’s Historic Transformation of the American Military
By Lawrence J. Korb
, Alex Rothman, Max Hoffman |
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This past week, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced that the Pentagon will drop its ban on women serving in combat. With this historic announcement, coming just a year and a half after the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the Obama administration has once again sent a clear message that the United States is committed to fielding a military that reflects the fundamental American values of fairness and equal opportunity.
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This article was originally published in The Grio.
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