62-Year-Old Retired Marine Breaks Guinness World Record for Planking George Hood held the abdominal pose for a total 8 hours 15 minutes and 15 seconds.
Marines’ Obsession with Pull-Ups May Be Hurting the Corps, Study Finds Participants in a study on Marine Corps culture were often focused on pull-ups as a best measure of a person's value and...
Marines Will Be Allowed to Choose Between Planks, Crunches on PFT Marines will have the option of performing a plank in lieu of crunches when completing the physical fitness test.
Athletic Trainers Will Head Out to Marine Units After Years-Long Delay Dozens of athletic trainers hit the fleet in the next few years, giving leathernecks access to unit-level sports medicine.
Marine Corps Quietly Drops Major Obstacle to Female Infantry Officers Of more than 30 female officers who have attempted IOC, most have dropped out during the combat endurance test.
In Wake of Water Deaths, Corps May Add Swim Skills to Cutting Score Marines can fight from the air, the land, and the sea. But can they swim? The commandant isn't so sure.
LOG PT for Spec Ops Training Log PT is painful. So are the boat carries. These events will beat you down and get you boarded out of BUDS if you are not...
Marine Corps Marathon Founder Honored with Building Dedication Family and friends of retired Col. James Loftus Fowler gathered for the dedication of the Marine Corps Marathon building to...
Commandant Orders Review of Fitness Program after Marine Feedback Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller directed a comprehensive review of the Corps' physical fitness programs...
Zero to Twenty-Plus: Marine Develops Program to Improve Pull-Ups Major Misty Posey developed a pull-up training program to help all Marines improve their pull-ups no matter their starting...
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...
