The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Not what you may think. Yes, women served as ...

Not what you may think. Yes, women served as parachute riggers and welders, and eventually became drill sergeants and pilots. But the first woman to join the Marine Corps was the 39-year-old wife of ...

When the U.S. Marine Corps sent out the call for young women to join in World War I, Kokomo native Opha Johnson was literally first in line, earning her the distinction of being the first woman to ...

Aug. 13 (UPI) --She might be the most consequential female U.S. service member you've never heard of. But those now working to correct that oversight hope everyone will know more about Opha May ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These days, women in the U.S. Marines have reached all kinds of milestones. Last week, for example, the New York Times reported on ...

On the southwest corner of South Mission Road and West Ajo Way are streets named in honor of an early family that once owned the land. The family arrived in the Old Pueblo in November 1925. The ...

KOKOMO, Ind. (WISH) — Kokomo honored a pioneering woman who broke barriers as the first female Marine in U.S. History. Opha May Johnson’s enlistment paved the way for countless women who have since ...

Mar. 5—The Opha May Johnson monument finally has a home. The project, headed by the Howard County Memorial Corporation, will be placed at the Howard County Veterans Memorial Park at 600 S. Goyer Road, ...

This story has been updated to reflect the official title of Chief Warrant Officer Bobby Yarbrough. Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot is preparing to welcome its newest (and most adorable) ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Aug. 13, 2023 marks ...

Maybe it was all in the delivery. Maybe it was all in the story. Or maybe it was both. Whatever the case, nobody could spin tale after tale of what it was like growing up in Tucson during the ...