War of Women: Why We Need Female Service-Members to Fight Tomorrow's Battles

As January 2016 and the deadline to open all combat roles to women approaches, much has been discussed about women could do and are capable of. Much less attention has been given to what women already have done on the battlefield. In her new bestselling book Ashley's War, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon examines an untold story of the camaraderie, combat, and lifelong friendship shared by a team of women who served alongside special operations - and, in the process, offers a glimpse into the future of war. This story begins in 2010, when the U.S. Special Operations Command created Cultural Support Teams (CSTs), a pilot program to put women on the battlefield alongside Green Berets, Army Rangers and Navy SEALs on sensitive missions in Afghanistan. Featuring Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, Author, Ashley's War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield; Sebastian Bae, Former Sgt Squad Leader, U.S. Marine Corps Guest Columnist, Foreign Policy; Alex Horton, Former U.S. Army Infantryman, Communications and Branding Officer, The Mission Continues, Defense Council member, Truman National Security Project; Captain Elizabeth Verardo, AH-64D Apache Pilot, MA Candidate, Yale University, Pat Tillman Scholar; Jennifer Hunt, Civil Affairs NCO, Truman National Security Project ; Douglas Ollivant, ASU Future of War Senior Fellow, New America.