A 1980s Showdown with Iran Was US Special Operations Command's First Test in Combat Special-operations forces have become U.S. policymakers' go-to choice for contingencies around the world.
Judge Blocks Navy's Discipline of SEALs for Refusing the COVID-19 Vaccine Members of the Navy's special warfare community have sued to block the vaccine mandate based on religious grounds.
SpecOps Prep: Customize Training by Body Type and Fitness Experience Wondering how to prep for special ops? First address your body type and fitness experience to customize your routine.
Want Something to Do This Weekend? Try These Workout Challenges The weekend is your chance to push yourself, whether that means participating in a race, obstacle course or other butt...
Who Are the Brown Berets? The Air Force's 'Best Kept Secret' To distinguish CAAs and their unique foreign internal defense mission, advisers began wearing brown berets in January 2018.
What Special Operations Command's 'Biggest Lesson' from Afghanistan Means for Future Fights The hectic last days of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan spelled an end of an era for the U.S. special-operations community.
Ask Stew: Will Playing Sports Help in Preparing for BUD/S? Being a competitive person with a history of active competition and a no-quit attitude will help you become a BUD/S graduate.
Ask Stew: Suggestions on How to Improve on Your Fitness Test There are not many fitness tests out there that exposes a weakness quite like the way PT tests for special-ops courses do.
Putting in the Time: Training for Special Ops Below is a recommended way to train for the different types of special-ops candidates that exist to maximize time management.
Chest Day in the Weight Room: 225-Pound Bench Press Test Here is a list of workout types for bench presses for a variety of goal progressions.
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...