Special Operations Fitness

Soldiers of 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) and the Republic of Korea 11th Special Forces Brigade, provide security for their fellow members during training near Gwangyang, South Korea, April 1, 2009. The two forces trained together during the annual springtime exercises Key Resolve and Foal Eagle. (Photo Credit: SFC Andrew Kosterman)

Ask Stew: Can You Make a Special Operator?

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert answers a timeless question: Can special operators b...

Jubilant USNA graduates celebrate their successful completion of school (photo courtesy of US Naval Institute).

Ask Stew: US Naval Academy From Plebe to BUD/S

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert answers a question in his weekly Ask Stew column fro...

How to Maximize Your SEAL Swim Score

Learn strategies for how to maximize the swim score on the Navy SEAL and other physical screening tests.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. John Lynch, a 22-year-old Brookfield, Conn. native and motor transport operator with 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, posts security during an air interdiction force mission. The AIF mission was conducted in support of an Afghan Border Police led clearing operation in Khan-Neshin. Photo By: Alfred V. Lopez

Navy SEAL Veteran: How to Prepare For Military/Special Ops Training

Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness guru Stew Smith details how to train for a career in special ops.

Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua Morris executes a Romanian deadlift during a High Intensity Tactical Training Level 1 instructor course at the gym on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by George Melendez).

Navy SEAL and Tactical Fitness Expert's 3 Phases of Tactical Fitness

Stew Smith, Navy SEAL vet and Military.com's tactical fitness expert details what you need to know about tactical fitness to...

New York Army National Guard Sgt. Aaron Lawrence and Spc. Zach Bouley, two infantrymen assigned to Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, recon a landing site in advance of an inbound F470 Combat Rubber Raiding Craft during a training exercise in Buffalo, N.Y. (Photo by Alexander Rector).

Enlisting in Army National Guard Then Join Special Forces

Not many people realize there are many different ways to become a special operations soldier. Of course, the active duty rout...

Border patrol air and marine operations conduct joint fast rope training with Tucson Police Department SWAT team (Photo by: Dan Barrios).

Ask Stew: Selection Programs Preparation - Special Ops, SWAT, BORTAC

Ask Stew answers questions from readers and gives his expert advice. Check out this email question and answer on the topic of...

Special Forces Qualification Course graduates stand at attention while wearing their green berets for the first time at their graduation ceremony (Photo Credit: Dave Chace, SWCS Public Affairs Office)

An Overview of Special Ops Prep Courses and Pre-Selection Programs

Navy SEAL veteran Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, gives an overview of special-ops preparation courses fo...

Tactical Fitness and Special Ops Training

Learn which training methods would be most useful for passing Special Ops fitness tests.

Ask Stew: 'I Need a PFT Starter Kit!'

Preparing for a fitness test to get selected into a training program as well as training for the selection course is an incre...

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