How to Get Ready for Air Force Special Warfare and Pararescue The evolving Air Force Special Warfare (AFSW) program has developed its own ground-breaking systems to make a better special...
A 'Dirty Dozen' of Tactical Fitness Training and Testing Ideas Training large groups with varied fitness levels is one of the most challenging things to accomplish with success.
Why the 'Common PFT' Has Become the Fitness Standard While the regular military and law enforcement agencies use the "Common PFT," the specialized groups in these units have more...
What You Should Know About Military Body Composition Tests All services use the body composition test, which requires all military personnel to weigh in and have their height measured.
Tactical Fitness with Stew Smith: How to Develop the Proper Push-up Posture Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, addresses proper push-up posture and how to strengthen upper- and lower...
Find Out How Fit You Really Are in Only Three Minutes If you want to find out how fit you really are, try this challenge. Do as many push-ups as you can in three minutes.
Air Force Moves to Deadlifts as Way to Determine Job Qualifications, Opening Up Positions to More Women The change is part of the updated Strength Aptitude Test, which had been in place since the 1980s, to evaluate how much...
Air Force Weight Charts In 2004, the Air Force set new weight requirements for joining. Another change is that the weight requirements are now...
The Top 10 Reasons Why People Fail at Special Ops There are many ways to fail out or quit any of the many special-ops programs, but the biggest reason someone fails is usually...
TRX — The Science of Suspension Training After years of the TRX suspension training system being on the market, here is what the exercise scientists are saying.
Trump Says US Must Send More Weapons to Ukraine, Days After Ordering Pause in Deliveries President Donald Trump said the U.S. will have to send more weapons to Ukraine, just days after ordering a pause in critical...
The Best Amazon Prime Day 2025 Deals for Service Members, Veterans and Military Families Amazon Prime Day 2025 runs from Tuesday, July 8, through Friday, July 11 - twice as long as what it has been in previous...
Yemen's Houthi Rebels Say Bulk Carrier Magic Seas That They Attacked Sunday Has Sunk The ship attack comes at a sensitive moment in the Middle East.
Troops and Federal Agents Briefly Descend on Park in LA Neighborhood With Large Immigrant Population The defense officials told reporters that it was not a military operation but acknowledged that the size and scope of the...
Army Secretary Fires Entire Corps of Civilian Advisers from Communities Across US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has ousted his entire slate of civilian advisers in a sweeping move aimed at clearing space for...