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ByLolitaC.Baldor TheAssociatedPress WASHINGTON DefenseSec- retary Ash Carter on Thurs- day ordered the military to open all combat jobs to women, rebuffing requests by the Marine Corps to ex- clude women from certain front-line combat jobs. Declaring that "we are a joint force," Carter said that while moving women into these jobs will present chal- lenges, the military can no longer afford to exclude half of the population from gru- eling military jobs. He said thatanymanorwomanwho meets the standards should be able to serve, and he gave the armed services 30 days to submit plans to make the historic change. Carter's order opens the final 10 percent of military positions to women, and al- lows them to serve in the military's most demanding and difficult jobs, including as special operations forces, suchastheArmyDeltaunits and Navy SEALs. The Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, Gen. Jo- seph Dunford, former Ma- rine Corps commandant, had argued that the Ma- rines should be allowed to keep women out of certain front-line combat jobs, cit- ing studies showing that mixed-gender units aren't as capable as all-male units. Carter said he came to a different conclusion, but he said the integration of women into the combat jobs will be deliberate and me- thodical and will address the Marine Corps concerns. Dunford did not attend the news conference to an- nounce the change, and when asked about that ab- sence, Cartersaidhehasdis- cussed his decision multiple times with the chairman. In a prepared statement, Dun- ford said he provided his best military advice on the issue, and now his focus is "to lead the full integration of women in a manner that maintains our joint warf- ighting capability, ensures thehealthandwelfareofour people, and optimizes how we leverage talent across the joint force." While noting that, on average, men and women have different physical abil- ities, Carter said the ser- vices must assign tasks and jobs based on ability, rather than on gender. He said that would likely result in smaller numbers of women in some jobs. Equal opportu- nity, he said, will not mean equal participation in some specialty jobs. But he added that combat effectiveness is still the main goal, and there will be no quotas for women in any posts. The decision comes after several years of study, and will wipe away generations of limits on how and where women can fight for their country. Only the Marine Corps sought any exceptions in removing the long-held ban on allowing women to serve in dangerous combat jobs. The Army, Navy and Air Force have moved steadily toward allowing women to serve in all posts, and only the most risky jobs remain closed. A senior defense official said the services will have to begin putting plans in place by April 1. The offi- cial was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. Carter has hinted at this decision for months, telling U.S. troops in Sicily in Octo- ber that limiting his search for qualified military candi- dates to just half the popula- tion would be "crazy." 'JOINT FORCE' Pentagon chief to military: Open all combat jobs to women AIRFORCE A1CDavidAlcorn A1C Desiree Alexander Tech Sgt. Ryan Allen Tech Sgt. Shawn Allen Tech Sgt. Douglas Anthony Aliano Staff Sgt. Matthew D. Atkins 2d Lt. Justin Barrett Senior Airman Alexandra M. Bates SMSGT Robert Baver Senior Airman Andrew R. Bellon TSgt. Rodger C. Boles Staff Sgt. Anthony James Borrelli Chad Brady Jen Brady Staff Sgt. Timothy Byrd MSgt. Douglas Nelson Buck Airman Danuel Bullington Staff Sgt. Garrett Bullington Tech Sgt. William Cain Staff Sgt. Dustin Carr Senior Airman Alex M. Carreon SSgt. Juan L. Carreon Tech. Sgt. Jestina Christison A1C Jacobe Conrad Captain Adam Crooker Senior Airman Timothy J. Diggs Scotty Duncan Airman Colton Ellis Airman Christopher Erickson Anthony Flores A1C Paul Flores Catherine M. Franklin, A1C SSgt. Brian Daniel Franchini Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Galbert Tech. Sgt. Donatta Gallegos Tech. Sgt. Joe Gallegos Airman David R. Gates, Jr. Staff Sgt. Blayne J. Gipson Master Sgt. Lenard Gleesing Joshua L. Gray Senior Airman Mikal C. Hanson Airman Christopher W. Harris E-4Rodney Wayne Hartman Staff Sgt. Dustin T. Haub Senior Airman Marshall Hess Kyle Hoefling A1C Cole A. Holland Staff Sgt. Christine Holmes Master Sgt. Christopher Huff Staff Sgt. Tony Hungate Staff Sgt. Avalee Hungate A1C Erin Jackson A1C Deloris J. Jessel Tech. Sgt. Angelina Joy A1C Azinna Kimball A1C Mitchell R. Knedler II Staff Sgt. Cody E. Kunau 2nd Lt. Reid Lamson Airman Katrina D. Landles Tech Sgt. Michael Lewis Lombard Master Sgt. Mitchell Anthony Lombard Airman Nicholas L. Macari Staff Sgt. W. Keith Mack Staff Sgt. Scott Martin Tech. Sgt. Shawn McCarty SRA James E. McFadyen SRA Kristopher McLachlan Kendall Mendenhall Major Daniel Michel A1C Shawn T. Mireles A1C Matthew J. Misquez E2Christopher S. Moore Col. Daniel D. Moore Staff Sgt. Corey Murdock A1C Timothy Neff A1C Daniel A. Nelson SRA David S. Nelson Tech. Sgt. Eric Newton Tech. Sgt. Kristina Haire- Newton Shane Norwood Tech. Sgt. Oscar Nunez Sgt. Adam Olson Tech. Sgt. Donovan G. Padilla Tech. Sgt. Teri (Murray) Parent Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Penne SRA Donald G. Peterson Master Sgt. Joseph Peterson Jacob Picklesimer A-1C Natalee J. (Byrd) Pratt Staff Sgt. Michael A. Ragan SRA Scott C. Ragan Senior Airman Brian Raw- lison Staff Sgt. Benjamin E. Roa SRA John Roach A1C Daniel Roach Airman Branion E. Roberts A1C Tiffany A. Rogers E-3Zachary Duane Ross AIC Elizabeth Sanchez Master Sgt. James Sarosi III SSgt. Benjamin D. Schatz A1C Robert S. Schatz Master Sgt. Aaron Schutter Master Sgt. Kyla Sch- weikhart Staff Sgt. Robert Severson Senior Airman Ernest S. Sire, Jr. Senior Airman Joel A. Sire A1C Leslie Slate A1C Edward Spidle Staff Sgt. Julie Brent-Stan- field Tech Sgt. Brian Stein Senior Airman Brian J. Swithenbank Airman Skye Thompson Staff Sgt. John Trostle Staff Sgt. Jennifer E. Vogt Staff Sgt. Stephen W. Vogt Master Sgt. Johnny Valencia Staff Sgt. David Wagner Senior Airman Jaron Wagner 2d Lt. Todd E. Walker A1C Robert G. Walstead A1C Patrick Ward Airman Cortney Wardinski Airman First Class Benjamin M. Watland Tech Sgt. Keri (Murray) Whitehead Airman Adam Keith Zepeda Jr. ARMY Sgt. Melissa Ables Sgt. Bill Allen Sgt. Lindsey Amundson Spec. 4th Class Matthew W. Anderson SPC Andrea Bailey Spec. 4th Class James A. Baker III Pvt. John Charles Baker Pvt. Tony Barron Pvt. Joseph Bentley Sgt. John Bolster Cpl. Pete Brawley Pfc. Colt Daniel Brockman Pvt. Zakery Brinkhaus Sgt. 1st Class George W. Bush, Jr. Staff Sgt. David R. Carter Sgt. Michael C. J. Catona Sgt. Jacob A. Caylor Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Na- thaniel Champion Spec. Alex Chittenden Sgt. Christi Hamill Clark Pvt. Kenneth Allen Clayton Capt. Perry Cloud Sgt. Donald C. Colgate Sgt. 1st Class David W. Combes Spec. William Louis Conrad, Jr. Sgt. Melissa Ann Cranmer Cpl. Patrick David Cro s Sgt. Reid J. Culver Pfc. Doug Dean Pvt. Ryan Dennis Spec. 4th Class Keith E. Doughty Sgt. Arthur Carl Drake II Staff Sgt. Travis Droz Sgt. Scott Easter Sgt. Richard Elsom Sgt. Creed Enos Spec. Kyler Erb Sgt. Joe Ernst Sgt. Michael J. Estes Pfc. Richard Clark Fitzgerald Spec. Rene N. Flores Jr. Sgt. Donavan G. Freitas Pfc. Robert A. Freitas Spc. William Garner III Tim Gittelsohn Pvt. Mario Grandios Pfc. Christopher Grannes Sgt. Kevin Grannes Robert D. Gray E-3Eric P. Grayson Sgt. Bruce Gridley Pvt. William Grisenti Pvt. Trevor Grooms Pfc. Hayden Guild Capt. Jason C. Hall Brandon Hamlyn Spec. Michael A. Harris Sgt. 1st Class Lalena Heath- ington Pfc. Forrest Stephen Hewlett Justin Higgins Spc. Darren Holman Pfc. Kevin Holmes Cpl. Rick Hoover, Jr. Spec. Mei-Ling Hoover-Clark Spec. Enan Irwin Spec. Jared E. Johnson Staff Sgt. Ryan T. Johnson Spec. Zachary L. Johnson- Scott Pvt. Amy J. Jones Capt. Richard E. Keffer Sgt. Fi h Class Steven Kelsey CW2Alan Kenyon Sgt. Jason Kimball Pfc. McQuade King Pvt. McQuade King Staff Sgt. Brandon J. Kirby SFC Ryan A. Klenz PV2Brandon Konberg Cpl. Marsha Lack Pfc. Grant Lemmon Pvt. Mackenzie Lewis Spec. 4Class Jason Leon Pfc. Joe Lopez W2Philip D. Lowe Pvt. 1st Class Daneva Mar- shall Capt. J. R. Mead SFC Justin Merhoff Pfc. Jeremy Michael Cpl. Michael Mills Spec. Shawn Minor Col. Victoria Miralda Sgt. Pete Mitchell Spec. William N. Monson John Morgan Sgt. Isaiah Morgan Sgt. Glenn Morse Capt. Ian Murphy Sgt. Jasen Murphy Sgt. Heather Newton Spec. Jennifer Ann Olsen Spec. Dustin Oylear, MP Sgt. Dylan Peters Pfc. Doug Peterson Spec. Kyle Pflager, MP Spec. 1st Class Tyler Phillips Spec. Tricia Ponserella Sgt. Blair R. Poore Pfc. Jared Poore Sgt. E-5Jason Walter Porter Col. David Price Pvt. Aubrey Puffenbarger Sgt. E-5Garrett Ralston PFC Brian Ramirez Pvt. Robert Raymond Pfc. Allen W. Robertson Sgt. Travis Rogers Pvt. Ashley Rollins Maj. Jeff Rottenberg Staff Sgt. E-6Donald Royce Pfc. Garritt Sanders E-4John Serrano Sgt. 1st Class E7James T. Smalley Pvt. 75th Ranger Regiment, 2nd battalion Todd Snider 1st Sgt. George Earl Spalding Pv2Phillip Ryan Spence Capt. Emma Thurmond Spec. 4th Class David Towne Spec. Tyler True Spec. Joseph Turner Sgt. 1st Class Walter Van- Tichelt Sgt. Eric R. Wackt Pf c. M at t W ag ner Spec. Airborne Infantry Guy Walker Capt. Todd E. Walker Sgt. Benjamin Earl Weath- ersby E-2Jason Webb Pv2Chase Wesson Spec. Jeromy White Sgt. Paul L. Whitfield Sgt. Jason M. Williams Sgt. Mark Wooden E-2Doyle E. Zornes MARINES Cpl. Julia Allison-Ardoin Cpl. Alexander Arellano Pfc. Rebecca L. Arvig Lance Cpl. Christopher Ashworth Thomas Barbosa Capt. Thomas Bennett Major Brooks D. Braden Cpl. Scott M. Brasher Sgt. Steven R. Browning Cpl. Damien Andrew Brushel Cpl. Jason T. Byrne Master Sgt. Wade Campbell Lance Cpl. Jedediah Canafax Lance Cpl. Tim Carter Lance Cpl. Ben Castle Pfc. Gerardo Castro Lance Cpl. Jareme Clark Lance Cpl. Christopher Col- lins Cpl. Mathew Collins Cpl. Patrick Lee Conklin Lance Cpl. Jameson W. Cuthair Cpl. Bradley Dahnahy Capt. Jess N. Darnell Pvt. Jason M. Dierberger Sgt. Tracy Divita Staff Sgt. Harry Easter Cpl. James Ebersole Lance Cpl. Robert Dillon Ep- person Sgt. Andrew Forward Cpl. Salvador Garibay Private Adam Parker Good- win Cpl. Todd R. Hambly Cpl. Jason Harris Pvt. Justin D. Haydon Staff Sgt. Matthew C. Head Cpl. Blair Lyle Hencratt Cpl. Branden H. Holland Pfc Michael J. Holland Lance Cpl. Hoag, Cody Cpl. Matthew P. Hopper Pvt. Brian D. Howtopat GySgt. Jill Linnet Mayfield HM5(FMF) Brian Patrick McKenna Lance Cpl. Peter J. Mendoza Sgt. Albert Miller Capt. Michael Keith Mishoe Gunnery Sgt. Tage M. Nick- erson Pvt. Vance C. Nolta Cpl. Daniel R. Nosek Cpl. Devin Penner Sgt. Dustin L. Reese Cpl. Sonny Sauceda Cpl. Thomas Scott Lance Cpl. Jason L. Servera Sgt. Keith Sharp Sgt. Brad Sol Cpl. Kylee H. Stroing Gunnery Sgt. Kirk A. Swen- son Cpl. Jonathan Turner Lance Cpl. Michael P. Turner Cpl. Nicholas R. Upton Lance Cpl. Raymond Mat- thew Walker Pfc. Jason Ward Pfc. Jeffery M. White Pfc. Henry C. Woolery Master Sgt. Jeff R. Wootton Master Sgt. Carson Zumalt NAVY E-5Guy Kelly Abbott E-5 CBCM Jarred S. Ables Lt. Kenneth W. Anderson E-3Franklin J. Arellano II E-5Timothy M. Barbarick ET3Kent Barron Petty Officer 3rd Class David Baxter FTSN Wesley Bogner Josh Brady QM3Kirby J. Brandon E-3James Brankov E-7Chief Petty Officer James G. Brink E-6Jeffrey Brotherton Petty Officer 2nd Class James J. Burchiel SA Jessica L. Campbell E-5Dallas Chambers E-5Stephen Colgan BM5Victoria L. Contreras E-5Gunner's Mate Ashley Cordray E-6John Vincent Crisp AM Kyle Wayne Darrow CTR1Petty Officer 1st Class Cole Davis Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul D. Davis ENFA Christopher Dilsaver Petty Officer 1st Class Jef- frey Dobson PR2(AW) Richard Duncan E-6Robert W. Dunlap III Petter Officer 3rd Class Derek James Ellis E-6Ryan Jeffrey Farrar SeaBee Chief Brent K. Forward Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Fry Dennis Garrison MM1stSS Albert Gleesing E-5Robert James Goode EWSa Michael A. Grant Petty Officer 3rd Class Fred- erick Gregorio IT2Alicia Kaylene Hamill CTSA Austin Harbaugh Petty Officer 2nd Class Craig Nicholas Hemping E-7Chief Petty Officer Eric Hemping AM3Roger Horner BM3Justin D. Iiams Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles (C.W.) Jones 2nd Class CTM Nathan L. Jones Travis E. Jordan Seaman William R. Kelly Seaman Johnathon L. Kersey Fireman Nathaniel L. Kersey Logistics Specialist Jesse Kunz Seaman Recruit: Tristan Lane Kyler Fire Controlman 2nd Class Tracy Mitchell Main Chief Petty Officer Cory Mason E-3Cody D. Maxwell HM5(FMF) Brian Patrick McKenna HA E2Joshua McManus MAC (EXW) Bobby McMi- chael MA1(MWD) Logan McMi- chael Shane V. Morey PR3Walter Moskal Airman Antonio Nava Jr. YNSN Mark Neal Jr. Petty Officer Third Class Cody A. Palmer Ensign Shannon Penne Joseph Picklesimer MM2David Pollack Ensign Christopher Reed Platner E-3CTTSN Michael Dalton Raschke Seaman Jeremy C. Rice Petty Officer Third Class Michael Roach E-2Robert Rodabaugh Lt. Ryan Ross Petty Officer Stan Ross E-6Kristopher Rotter Seaman Apprentice Ryan Schaul ET-1(IDW/SW/AW/PJ) Keith Shandley Petty Officer 3rd Class Col- leen Shine IT1(SW) Petty Officer Kurtis Christopher Slaugenhaupt E-2Daniel St. John Minesman 2nd Class Petty Officer John Staggs PS3Clarence S. Stevens E-5Petty Officer 2nd Class Intelligence Specialist Robert C. Stenberg Petty Officer 3rd Class Wal- ter H. Vassar Seaman Matthew Weston AMSC (AW-SW) William H. White AT Clarissa Williams- McPherson E-5Matthew Williams Quentin Winegar Commander Cathy Wise NATIONAL GUARD Spec. 4Melissa A. Ables P2C Amanda J. Adams SSgt. Keith A. Barron Pfc. Dennis Beam Pvt. Michael M. Bennett Pvt. 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