PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. -- The first female Marine Corps general in charge of its tough-as-nails basic training site on Parris Island says she's confident women in the Corps will be able to handle combat.

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U.S. Marine Corps martial arts instructor Sgt. Micah Shull, center, trains two female recruits during a hand-to-hand combat drill during a portion of training known as the Crucible at the Marine Corps ...

The U.S. Marine Corp reached a major milestone after a platoon of women became the first to graduate on the West Coast. Fifty-three female Marines completed the region's first co-ed boot camp at the ...

With every grueling day, every physically punishing drill and every emotionally exhausting challenge, a group of female recruits is making history as they train to be U.S. Marines at boot camp in ...