How You Should Prepare Your Body for Special Operations First of all, anyone seeking this type of rigorous activity, especially near 40 years old, should be in excellent condition...
Military Fitness: Memorial Day Murph with an Obstacle Course You might remember the first Blue Falcon Workout, where you and a buddy do combinations of exercises. This is a Blue Falcon...
Training Consistency Is Key for Weight Loss, Military Preparation and Fitness Testing There are no shortcuts, tips, tricks or secrets that will get you to your goal when training for a specific fitness program.
Ask Stew: How Do I Improve at Swimming Without Access to Water? A young Navy airman asked Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, about working on swimming while not having...
A 'Dirty Dozen' of Tactical Fitness Training and Testing Ideas Training large groups with varied fitness levels is one of the most challenging things to accomplish with success.
The Challenges of Passing Military Swimming Tests One of the toughest swims I receive emails for on a weekly basis is the underwater swim , especially from Navy SEAL and Air...
What You Should Know About Military Body Composition Tests All services use the body composition test, which requires all military personnel to weigh in and have their height measured.
How to Adapt Your Hydration and Nutrition When Working Out in Extreme Heat Hydration, adding electrolytes and good nutritional choices are critical to success regardless of the intense activity, but...
How Shorter Periods of Exercise During the Day Can Improve Your Health Finding time to train is often the most challenging part of the fitness puzzle, but it's one worth solving. Regular physical...
Iliotibial Band Syndrome: How to Treat This Common Overuse Training Injury Progressively adding miles of running and rucking each week is tough, but the extra swimming with fins can push your ITB to...
Marine Sergeant Major Fired from Recruit Depot Was Arrested and Faces NCIS Investigation Sgt. Maj. Gerardo Trevino's firing follows seven known reliefs or reassignments of leaders responsible for Marine training in...
Trump, Vance, Walz and Harris Are All Talking About the National Guard. What Can (and Can't) It Actually Do? It seems like the National Guard has been everywhere in recent years: Battling wildfires this week in California, patrolling...
Pentagon's New Quality-of-Life Tweaks Aim for Temporary Housing, Uniform Allowances, Wi-Fi The Pentagon said it is working on another tranche of changes and programs -- including Wi-Fi in barracks rooms, new health...
Hawaii Marine Detained in Case of Dependent Death Amid Separate Search for Soldier's Missing Wife A Marine stationed in Hawaii remains in custody this week in connection to the death of a dependent, service officials told...
How 3 Young Americans Ended Up in the Middle of a Coup Attempt in Congo and Facing the Death Penalty The U.S. State Department has not declared the Americans wrongfully detained, making it unlikely that U.S. officials would...