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The BOD POD utilizes air displacement plethysmography to measure body composition, specifically the proportion of fat mass and lean mass. The device measures how much air one’s body displaces, allowing it to calculate body density and provide a detailed breakdown of body fat percentage and lean muscle mass (Janecze Wright, DVIDS).

The New Army Body-Fat Standard: A Step In The Right Direction?

As obesity rates climb across America, the Army’s new body-composition policy arrives at a critical moment. This is not just...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a ceremony at the Pentagon

Hegseth Says Wounded Knee Soldiers Will Keep Their Medals of Honor

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he has decided that the 20 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for...

Human Remains Identified as Ex-Soldier Travis Decker, Wanted for Killing His Daughters

Forensic tests confirmed that human remains found on a remote mountain in Washington state this month were those of Travis...

Maine Mass Shooting Survivors Refile Lawsuit After Pentagon Watchdog Report Cites Army Negligence

Eighteen people were killed in Lewiston in October 2023 when Robert Card opened fire at a bowling alley and a bar and grill.

Victim’s Family Settles with Bars Visited by Soldier Before Fatal Attack

Spc. Patrick Philip Byrne, an Army Ranger, beat Denise Smith, 41, to death on July 18, 2021, and was sentenced to 20 years in...

Former Tuskegee Airman Eugene Richardson attends his 100th birthday celebration in Springfield, Pennsylvania.

Meet the 100-Year-Old Tuskegee Airman Who Proved Racism Wrong and Inspired Generations

When Eugene Richardson joined the Army in 1944, it was segregated, and no Black man had ever served as a pilot in the...

Travis Decker, Man Accused of Killing His Daughters, Is Dead, US Marshals Service Reportedly Says

The hunt for Travis Decker, an Army veteran accused of killing his three young daughters near Leavenworth, Washington, could...

A view of the United States Military Academy at West Point

West Point Is Violating the First Amendment with a Crackdown on Professors, Lawsuit Says

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point is banning opinions by professors in the classroom and some books and courses in a...

Army Identifies 4 Soldiers Killed in Military Helicopter Crash in Washington State

The Army has released the names of four soldiers killed when the military helicopter they were on crashed near a base in...

Army Says 4 Soldiers Died in a Helicopter Crash in Washington State This Week

The U.S. Army confirmed the deaths of four special operations soldiers aboard a U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that...

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Rep. Michael Lawler, R-N.Y., left, confronts House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.

Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol

As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) questions U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi as she testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims

President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...

Pvt. Paul Douglas, age 50, performs a rifle inspection with his drill instructor aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot S.C., 1942. Douglas, at age 50 was the oldest recruit in the history of Parris Island, and went on to become a purple heart recipient and Chicago senator (DVIDS).

At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa

When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...

Pack and transport platoon of the Russian army. Southern Military District. Ministry of Defense of Russia (Wikimedia Commons).

Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter

A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...

When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials

Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...

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