A Women's Airforce Service Pilots flight team walks from the "Pistol Packin' Mama." (WASP Museum)

Women's History Month

Every March, Military.com marks Women's History Month by recognizing the contributions made and the glass ceilings broken each day by women in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard.

Female members of the U.S. military have not always received the recognition they’ve earned. Yet from sea, to ground, to sky and beyond, women have worn the battle flag of the United States of America and have bravely served in her name. We honor them.

These are the faces of just some of the women of the military who have made a difference for themselves and their peers.

These are the faces of just some of the women of the military who have made a difference for themselves and their peers.

Featured Stories

2nd Lt. Reba Whittle aboard a C-47 transport during World War II. (U.S. Army)

The Only American Female POW in WWII Europe Had to Fight for Her Status

Dr. Ruth Westheimer fled Germany alone at age 10. (Harald Bischoff)

The World's Foremost Sex Therapist Is a Holocaust Survivor and Former Sniper

There are no National Defense Medals in World War I Serbia.

The Most Decorated Female Soldier in the History of Modern Warfare

Sometimes called, Zheng Yi Sao or "Wife of Zheng Yi," she's known to history as Ching Shih for what she accomplished once he died.

A Chinese Woman Led the Largest and Most Successful Pirate Fleet in History

Josefina "Joey" Guerrero delivered critical information on Japanese defenses in Manila to the United States.

A Woman with Leprosy Was the Most Important Spy in the Fight for the Philippines

Military Sealift Command’s oceanographic survey ship USNS Maury.

Navy Renames Survey Ship After Pioneering Female Ocean Researcher, Stripping Vessel of Confederate Ties

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Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Courtney Gamache, a machinery technician with the Maintenance Augmentation Team at Base Portsmouth, Virginia, poses for a portrait in the Naval Engineering Department on base, Feb. 27, 2018. Gamache, a rugby player for 10 years, recently served as co-captain on the first Coast Guard women’s rugby team during the Las Vegas Invitational tournament from March 1 to March 3, 2018. Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Coast Guard

Coast Guardsman Leads Service's First Women's Rugby Team at Tournament

Petty Officer 2nd Class Courtney Gamache is a machinery technician by day and studies calculus and engineering by night.

Marine 2nd Lt. Mariah Klenke is the Corps' first female AAV officer. Screengrab

Meet the Marines' First Female AAV Officer

On Tuesday, 2nd Lt. Mariah Klenke became the first female officer to graduate from the Marines' Assault Amphibian Officer...

A protestor carries a sign at the #MeToo rally outside Trump International Hotel on Dec. 9 in New York City. (Getty Images/Stephanie Keith)

Veterans' Group Calls on Troops to Own the 'Me Too' Movement

The military has addressed realities of sexual assault in its ranks for years, but is largely absent from the movement.

Marines participate in an exercise during the Infantry Officer Course at Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 10, 2017. The first female Marine to complete the course graduated Sept. 25, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo/Master Gunnery Sgt. Chad McMeen)

It's Official: The Marines Have Their First Female Infantry Officer

A female Marine lieutenant quietly crossed one of the last remaining hurdles for women in the service Monday.

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Air Force Academy Senior Wins Miss Colorado Competition

Combat lifesaver course at Fort Benning, Georgia.

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U.S. Marine Corps recruits prepare to do the Day Movement Course during Basic Warrior Training (BWT) on Parris Island, S.C.

A Historic Female Unit Will Be Deactivated as the Marine Corps Continues Integrating the Force

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