IAVA Project Coordinator Jennifer Hunt, a veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, discussed her experience at war in a CNN segment focusing on women in combat. As CNN reports, although official military policy prevents women from serving in units whose primary mission is to engage in direct combat, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have shown there are no clearly drawn frontlines. Hunt, a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, is one of the estimated 668 women injured in combat. See IAVA’s issue report “ Women Warriors ” for a comprehensive review of the urgent service and homecoming issues facing female troops and veterans.

A segment on CBS Evening News focused on the challenges facing female veterans, including a rise in homelessness. The segment features IAVA Member Veteran Angela Peacock and highlights data from the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America issue report, "Women Warriors: Supporting She 'Who Has Borne the Battle," which details the unique and urgent service and homecoming challenges facing female troops and veterans. IAVA Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff asserts a central factor that leads to homelessness may be untreated injuries, including PTSD.