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Featured Articles

Tom Cruise returns in "Top Gun: Maverick." (Paramount)

10 Military Movies to See in 2021

Redemption Day Gary Dourdan

Watch a Marine Go Off the Books to Save His Wife in 'Redemption Day'

Jerry Garcia

'Completely Lacking in Soldierly Qualities': Why the Army Booted Jerry Garcia 60 Years Ago

Jamal Khashoggi Documentary

Jamal Khashoggi Doc, Too Explosive for Streaming, Debuts On-Demand

Chadwick Boseman Scott Eastwood Tom Hanks

Here Are the 10 Best Military Movies of 2020

Outside the Wire Damson Idris Anthony Mackie

Netflix Reminds Us that the $6 Billion Dollar Soldier Is Coming Soon

Morena Baccarin Gerard Butler Greenland

How the Air Force Went All-In on End-of-the-World Thriller 'Greenland'

Highlights

Tom Cruise in a cab on his way to a London screening of "Tenet." (Twitter)

Tom Cruise Was Not Cut Out for Drill Sergeant Duty

Matthew Modine Pvt. Joker Val Kilmer Iceman

How Iceman Helped Pvt. Joker Get the Part in 'Full Metal Jacket'

Brad Taylor American Traitor

Special Forces Vet Brad Taylor Takes on China in Latest Novel 'American Traitor'

Military Fitness

Ask Stew: Help! I Need More Time in My Day to Exercise

Making the time to exercise is a challenge for lots of people.

Pushup motivation.

Try the Hair of the Dog to Improve PT and Lift Scores

New tactical fitness-inspired tests such as the Army Combat Fitness Test (CFT) or the USMC CFT will require additional...

Murph Squat

Add Extra Movements to Turn a Squat Pyramid Into a Full Leg Workout

Airman running.

Ask Stew: How to Prepare for the Run That Comes After the PT Test

Is your running time in the fitness test much worse than your normal pace?

An instructor with Joined Forces Yoga teaches a class for Soldiers with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) offered by Joined Forces Yoga at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, April 23, 2015. (U.S. Army photo/ Sgt. Sierra A. Fown)

Go Back to Fitness Basics in 2021

Our experiences in 2020 taught us that we can actually do more with less in fitness training.

Staff Sgt. Sharonica White completes a deadlift repetition .

Try This Upper Body Workout to Prepare for the Army Combat Fitness Test

Many people who are required to take the new Army Combat Fitness Test are looking for new ways to include the exercises into...

Military Lists

delivery room

7 Life Events Inappropriately Described Using Military Lingo

Fokker DR1

The 10 Weirdest Military Mysteries

The Charlie Daniels Band Performs On "FOX & Friends" All-American Summer Concert Series

7 Patriotic Classics from Country Rock Legend Charlie Daniels

'Midway' The Movie

Tech Spotlight

A robotic system created by researchers with the National University of Singapore that employs a system to mimic a neural network. (National University of Singapore)

Researchers Draw from 'Star Wars' to Develop Touch-Sensitive Artificial Skin

The Force is strong with these scientists.

(Black Rifle Coffee Company)

Black Rifle Coffee Launches Tactical Caffeine Delivery System

All of the caffeine rush and zero prep time.

Soundcore’s New Sport Headphones Offer a Purpose-Built Option for the Gym

These are devices designed to compete with far more expensive headphones and, for the most part, they do.

Military Quizzes

Air Force Medals

Military Medal Quiz

Do you know your military medals (and famous service members who have received them)? Test your knowledge in this medal quiz.

A-10 Thunderbolt II

Military Aircraft Identification Quiz

Think you're a Top Gun at aircraft identification? We've created a quiz to test your ability to recognize military aircraft.

Military Equipment

A-10 Thunderbolt II

A-10 'Warthog' Thunderbolt II

Littoral Combat Ship

Littoral Combat Ship - LCS

M16A2 Rifle

M16A2 5.56 Rifle

AC-130H/U Gunship