Assessing the Validity of 9 Rumors About Navy SEALS During my training to become a SEAL, I heard many rumors that made SEAL training seem like this impossible mountain to climb.
Revisiting What Navy SEAL Hell Week Is Like After reviewing my article archives -- and, more specifically, my Navy SEAL-related articles, I realized I never wrote about...
Navy SEALs: Background and Brief History Navy SEALs are named after the environment in which they operate and are the foundation of Naval Special Warfare combat...
What I Have Learned in 20 Years of Periodization Training I have been using my periodization style of training now for 20 years. My periodization program is a way to train, not the...
What You Should Know About Navy EOD/Diver Training Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Navy diver are two separate professions within the Navy Special Operations...
How to Deal with Failure: Reframe and Move Forward Navy SEAL veteran and Military.com's tactical fitness expert, Stew Smith, provides advice for overcoming failure and...
Ask Stew: How to Become a SARC Special Operations Combat Medic There are many opportunities in the medical training field for Navy personnel who want to start their career in the Navy as a...
How a National Football Champion Became 'The Father of Naval Special Warfare' In 1942, Phil Bucklew and nine other naval warfare pioneers trained to perform amphibious assaults before the U.S. had any...
How Shannon Kent Became a Trailblazer Among US Special Operations Forces This is an excerpt from "SEND ME: The True Story of a Mother at War" by Marty Skovlund Jr. & Joe Kent.
The Operation That Took Out Osama Bin Laden On May 2, 2011, SEAL Team Six descended upon a compound in Pakistan, blew down doors and engaged enemy combatants. The goal...
Overhauled Army Caisson Unit Conducts First Funeral Service at Arlington Following Suspension The dark shapes of seven horses came into view across Section 62 at Arlington National Cemetery, returning to the hallowed...
Ukraine's Drone Attack on Russian Warplanes Was a Serious Blow to the Kremlin's Strategic Arsenal Ukraine said over 40 bombers, or about a third of Russia's strategic bomber fleet, were damaged or destroyed Sunday, although...
What 'D-Day' Actually Stands For What the "D" in D-Day actually stands for has been a source of debate almost from the time that the Allies first landed on...
Space Force Budget Faces Uncertainty as White House Bets on Supplemental Money from Congress An appendix for budget documents released last week shows a total of around $26.3 billion requested for the Space Force in...
Are You Made for the Military? Traits That Predict Basic Training Success While your natural tendencies may set the stage, your development during training plays a crucial role in your overall...
![The U.S. Navy Parachute Demonstration Team performs a demonstration jump over Central Park, New York City.](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2022-02/jumpers.jpg?itok=yadIxOff "The U.S. Navy Parachute Demonstration Team, known as "The Leap Frogs," perform a demonstration jump from the back of an Air Force C-130J Hercules over Central Park, New York City, Aug. 5, 2021. The Leap Frogs are comprised of active-duty Navy SEALS. (Staff Sgt. Christopher Muncy/U.S. Navy photo)")
