NPR: ash carter https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=455824488 ash carter en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sat, 06 Sep 2025 16:11:12 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: ash carter https://www.npr.org/tags/455824488/ash-carter Ash Carter, the U.S. defense secretary who opened combat jobs to women, dies at 68 In December 2015, after three years of study and debate, Carter ordered the military to open all jobs to women. He also ended the Pentagon's ban on transgender people serving in the military. Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:21:56 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/10/25/1131340465/ash-carter-dies-obama-defense-secretary-women-combat-jobs-transgender-ban https://www.npr.org/2022/10/25/1131340465/ash-carter-dies-obama-defense-secretary-women-combat-jobs-transgender-ban In December 2015, after three years of study and debate, Carter ordered the military to open all jobs to women. He also ended the Pentagon's ban on transgender people serving in the military.

]]> The Associated Press Defense Secretary Ash Carter Removes Top Aide After Alleged Misconduct Senior military assistant Lt. Gen. Ron Lewis has worked with Carter in a number of jobs over the years. NPR's Tom Bowman reports Lewis is accused of an improper personal relationship. Thu, 12 Nov 2015 19:20:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/11/12/455822004/defense-secretary-ash-carter-removes-top-aide-after-alleged-miscon https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/11/12/455822004/defense-secretary-ash-carter-removes-top-aide-after-alleged-miscon Senior military assistant Lt. Gen. Ron Lewis has worked with Carter in a number of jobs over the years. NPR's Tom Bowman reports Lewis is accused of an improper personal relationship.

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