Giving Thanks for My Favorite Holiday of the Year My favorite holiday of the year, Thanksgiving, just edges out Fourth of July in my book because of what it stands for --...
How Doing Your Best Can Put Any Dream Within Reach Teammates, it should come as no surprise that to be an Olympian, you have to be the best at your sport. The catch is, how do...
Ask Stew: How Have You Adjusted Your Workouts as You Age? Years of hard work in the military or law enforcement can take its toll on your joints, lower back, strength and speed.
'The Platoon that PTs Together, Stays Together': How Military Fitness Changed My Life Military fitness is the cornerstone of SEAL team, so much so that platoons use a slogan daily to remind everyone why we...
How Learning from 'Bang-ups and Hang-ups' Will Help You Reach Your Goals The key question is, how do you stay fired up to keep trying, to keep persevering, to keep from giving up?
Immunization Awareness Month Looks to Provide Defense Against Disease The military's immunization awareness program mirrors National Immunization Month, which is observed across America each...
How Much Water You Should Drink and Other Minimum Standards for Health Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, often get asked, "How much of this or that should I do or eat?" Here are...
A Priest's Weight-Loss Journey to Losing 80-Plus Pounds and Becoming a Navy Chaplain Changing your life and doing something different because you yearn to do it is something many people simply read about.
Navy Flyer Expresses Gratitude for Gift of Fitness Perfect Fitness has donated products to every ship in the fleet, and it fires us all up to hear from our sailors.
Why No Surrender and No Retreat Will Lead to No Regrets Every successful person has faced challenges and experienced setbacks and failures on their journey toward success.
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...
Camp Pendleton Officer, Wife Sue Military Housing Company over Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old Son A Marine Corps family whose 8-year-old son died last year after he was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle on Camp...
Coast Guard to Launch Service-Wide Physical Fitness Test for All Members Next Year Coast Guard men and women must take a preliminary assessment by the end of this year and a mandatory PFT starting in 2026.
How the Men on a Navy Submarine Survived After Sinking 240 Feet in the Atlantic Trapped 240 feet beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, Lt. Oliver Naquin could not ensure the crew of the USS Squalus...
Rubio Says US Is Designating 2 More Gangs as Foreign Terrorist Groups The two new designees, Los Lobos and Los Choneros, are Ecuadorian gangs blamed for much of the violence that began since the...