Twenty-four cadets were diagnosed with concussions, and other injuries included a broken nose, a dislocated shoulder and a hairline fracture to a cheekbone.
The vessels passed through U.S. territorial waters, but the response from the Pentagon has been muted.
All six troops were with an international coalition set up to keep the peace between Egypt and Israel.
Army Secretary John McHugh ordered an immediate safety review of all nine Defense Department laboratories involved in handling dangerous agents and toxins.
Lt. Col. Jason Amerine was involved in hostage recovery efforts for once-missing Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
The school, with headquarters at Fort Benning, Ga., has been a centerpiece of the military’s ongoing research to integrate women into more jobs in combat units.
The advancement leaves the possibility that the school could graduate a third woman from the first class to ever include women.