Tactical Fitness: How Hard You Should Train Before Military Service Military.com tactical fitness expert Stew Smith explains how to be smart about your pre-military training to achieve special...
One Civilian's Journey to Become Navy SEAL Fit Bringing change requires a stimulus that is usually external, but equally important is a person's will to succeed and make...
Operation Red Wings Through the Eyes of the Night Stalkers When U.S. Army Capt. Matt Brady dropped off a team of four Navy SEALs in a remote area of Afghanistan, he didn't know three...
Determining What Special-Ops Training Program Is Right for You People have been graduating tough military special-ops programs long before there were books, DVDs, websites and pre-spec-ops...
Fitness Training Resources for a Military or Special Forces Career Military.com tactical fitness expert Stew Smith provides a rundown of resources for those interested in a career in the...
Tactical Fitness: Are Boots or Socks Best for Swimming with Fins in BUD/S? Military.com tactical fitness expert Stew Smith advises a reader about whether dive boots or dive socks work best while...
How to Prevent Losing Military Fitness Gains While Underway Even when training hard while in port, some of your endurance gains often can be lost or significantly decreased after a few...
Ask Stew: Is Officer or Enlisted the Better SEAL Option? Though there are several routes to get to BUD/S, there is only one way to become a SEAL, and that is through BUD/S.
Ask Stew: How to Prepare for the Shock of BUD/S Handling a new culture is part of growing up and moving away from home. This is a part of BUD/S.
How Assessing Your Fitness Can Save Your Life or Those You Love Assessing your abilities regularly can help you one day, when needed, to save yourself, your family, your teammates or other...
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
Hegseth Wants 'Male Standard' for Combat Roles. Many Female Veterans Say That's Already the Case Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his...
The Forgotten Military Vehicles of ‘M*A*S*H’ Between all the martini-fueled hijinx and medical drama, “M*A*S*H” featured some pretty special military vehicles.
Hegseth's Decision on Wounded Knee Medals Sparks Outrage in Native American Communities Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded...
Airman Confronts and Shoots Armed Neighbor on Deadly Rampage, Iowa Officials Say Harrison Friar, a senior airman, was with his wife and children at their home in Glenwood on the evening of Aug. 6 when they...