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It will be a noisy few weeks on and near Quantico Marine Corps Base.

Children. the word "children" was even painted in russian on the ground outside. but nowhere in ukraine is safe from russia's brutal assault, and that's spurring tens of thousands of ordinary ukrainians, young and old, to sign up to fight. at this military base, we found new recruits coming to grips with an anti-aircraft weapon, getting schooled on this heavy machine gun and learning to fire mortars. officers here told us they'll only get around one week's basic training before heading to the front line. in the armory, they told us they're receiving weapons from nato countries. hand grenades. ...

>> let's go, marines! ♪ ♪ the ban on women in combat, it's over. >> in 2013 when the u.s. military was ordered by the pentagon to open all combat roles to women, the marines were the only branch to push back, filing an exception. two years later, the secretary of defense rejected the corps' request. >> there will be no exception. women will now be able to contribute to our mission in ways they could not before. they'll be allowed to drive tanks, fire mortars, lead

As have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are common, and if you've had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have flu-like symptoms or sores. don't start humira if you have an infection. ask your gastroenterologist about humira. with humira, remission is possible. in an historic move for women across this country, the pentagon this week opened up all u.s. military combat roles to women. >> as long as the...

A big shift in the u.s. military. women are now eligible for all front-line combat positions. including elite special operations units. the pentagon ended combat exclusion this afternoon. national security correspondent jennifer griffin has reaction to this historic decision, tonight from the pentagon. >> standing alone at the pentagon podium, defense secretary ash carter announced his decision to open all front-line combat positions to women. >> there will be no exceptions. this they'll be allowed to drive tanks, fire mortars and lead infantry solds into combat. they'll be able to serve as ar...