Stew Smith
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From Sedentary to Basic Training: Here's How to Get Ready
Your willingness to succeed can only be accomplished by your willingness to prepare.
Coming Back Into Fitness After Time in the Field
Recovering from deployments and trainings so you can go and do it again is why we train as tactical athletes. But what's the...
Ask Stew: Is the Pyramid Workout Structure Optimal for Training?
The pyramid is a perfect workout, complete with a warm-up, a max-out and a cool down all rolled into one. But is it optimal?
How to Set -- and Keep -- Fitness Goals for the Final Quarter of the Year
Here are some ways to make the months of October, November, December work best for you.
Shifting Training Focus from Calisthenics to Weight Lifting
The autumn workout cycle is a special mix of the previous summer high rep calisthenics and cardio workouts and the heavier li...
How to Get Ready for Timed Runs: Beginner Guide
Starting from near zero preparing for your timed run? Stew tells you how to get ready.
Here’s How to Transition Into New Fitness Training Cycles
Is it time to shift your training focus? Periodization gives you a strategy.
Build Your Own Military Workout: 5 Minutes Cardio, 5 Minutes Resistance
Looking for a way to create an unlimited supply of workouts, but need some organization in which to do it?
How Non-Swimmers Can Get Ready for BUD/S or Aquatic Special Ops
For the non-swimming athlete, preparing for jobs that are aquatic in nature is a progression of learning and conditioning.
Ask Stew: Hypertrophy Versus Strength Training
What is hypertrophy training, and how should it fit into getting ready for selection?
How to Pass the Service Academy CFA
How can you get ready for the CFA or Candidate Fitness Assessment? Here's some advice.
The Nuts and Bolts of Training Tactical Athletes
What do you need to know about training a "tactical athlete?" Stew explains.
Special Forces Fitness Study: You Are What You Eat
Ever wonder how much what you eat matters to how well you perform? A recent Army study on special operations students helped...
Ask Stew: Rules for Two-a-Day Workouts
Are two-a-days a sustainable long-term workout plan?
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Here's Your 2020 Military Retiree, VA and Social Security Pay Bump
The 2020 military retiree, VA disability and social security pay increase is smaller than the one received in 2019.
Marine Stopped to Help Someone on Highway Before She Was Hit and Killed
Cpl. Erin Rachel Lilleyfogle of Parris Island had stopped to help someone involved in an earlier crash.
Drill Sergeant to SMA: Non-Grunt Army Recruits Need Marine Combat Training
The new sergeant major of the Army was told that non-combat arms recruits need something like Marine Combat Training.
Meet Ripsaw M5, Textron's Unmanned Battle Wagon
"You are going to need to have smaller robots come out of this robot for [situational awareness] purposes."
US Marine Veteran Who Fought in Iraq Faces Imminent Deportation
A large tattoo of the Statue of Liberty is spread across the left side of Jose Segovia Benitez's body.
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Army News
After Almost 5 Years, Army's 101st Airborne Will Return to Full Air Assault Power
U.S. Army aviation officials have launched an effort to restore full air assault capability to the 101st Airborne Division.
50-Kilowatt Laser Will Be a 'Game-Changer,' Company Says
The U.S. military will incorporate the newest generation of solid-state fiber optic lasers as early as 2021.
The Army's Vision for Futuristic Virtual Reality Training May Be in Budget Jeopardy
Will lawmakers put the Army's new virtual reality training program in their crosshairs as they debate budget cuts?
Navy News
Having Penis Transplant Was 'One of the Best Decisions I Ever Made,' Navy Veteran Says
He had the surgery eight years after a bomb in Afghanistan blew off the lower half of his body.
Student Naval Pilot Was Flying at 15,000 Feet When Engine Caught Fire
A pilot and instructor were 30 minutes into a planned hour-long training flight when they got indication of an engine fire.
US Navy Base Reports Damage to More Than 20 Structures Days After Typhoon Pummels Japan
Naval Air Facility Atsugi appeared the worst hit by Typhoon Hagibis of the U.S. military bases in and around Tokyo.
Air Force News
It's Official: Barbara Barrett Will Be Air Force's 4th Female Leader
Lawmakers voted 85-7 in favor of Barbara Barrett, a former chair of the Aerospace Corporation.
Air Force Getting Ready to Deploy a Drone-Killing Laser and Phaser
The Air Force is preparing to send vehicle-borne laser drone-killers overseas in just a few months.
World's First Black Fighter Pilot Honored at Museum of Aviation
Before the Tuskegee Airmen blazed the trail for black military pilots, there was Columbus, Georgia, native Eugene Bullard.
Marine Corps News
US Navy Base Reports Damage to More Than 20 Structures Days After Typhoon Pummels Japan
Naval Air Facility Atsugi appeared the worst hit by Typhoon Hagibis of the U.S. military bases in and around Tokyo.
Marines and Sailors Could Soon Get College Credit for Military Education
Sailors and Marines could soon be eligible for real-world college credit for the classroom time they put in career training.
Marine Stopped to Help Someone on Highway Before She Was Hit and Killed
Cpl. Erin Rachel Lilleyfogle of Parris Island had stopped to help someone involved in an earlier crash.
Coast Guard News
Despite Hurricane Damage, Coast Guard Pressing On with Next-Gen Cutter Construction
Coast Guard's New Plan for Next-Gen Cutter Contracts Will Prevent Delays, Commandant Says
Coast Guard Reopens Bidding on New Class of Cutters
The company that originally won the bid suffered serious infrastructure damage in Hurricane Michael in 2018.
McAleenan, Acting Homeland Security Secretary, Stepping Down
Trump tweeted that McAleenan was leaving to spend more time with his family and go to the private sector.