Inside the Secretive Training US Green Berets Give Troops Who May Face Russia or China U.S. special-operations units have been working in scores of countries for decades, teaching local units how to become better...
Tactical Fitness with Stew Smith: Preparing for MARSOC An aspiring Marine asks Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, about how to train in preparation for MARSOC.
A Closer Look at the Coast Guard's Specialized Force Units These six units create an organized quick reaction force that can be deployed to handle natural disasters, environmental...
Don't Put the Cart Before the Horse When It Comes to Military Preparation If you're a few years short of military age and aim to join a Special Operations group, make sure you're training the right...
8 Tips to Improve Your Water Confidence Water confidence is a critical skill for anyone aiming to join a diving or special operations forces unit.
Here's a Weekly Workout with a Special Ops Focus If you want to join a Special Ops outfit, make sure you actually enjoy the training required to perform.
Ask Stew: Is Adding Women into the Spec Ops Pipeline a Good Idea? Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, answers an email about incorporating women into Special Operations units.
Breaking Down How to Improve Your Times with the Combat Swimmer Stroke The question received this week concerns how to get faster at the 500-yard swim for the Navy BUD/S, EOD and diver test.
How Proficient Should You Be at Swimming? While it is true the Navy recommends you have an above-average swimming ability, it does not require you to be a world-class...
Don’t Get Confused by the SEAL/SWCC Draft The Spec War Draft that is now being used to screen recruits before they get to SEAL or SWCC training is different from the...
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.
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...
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...
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...
