How an American Living in Panama Began the Ouster of Dictator Manuel Noriega Gen. Noriega promised that the first bullet fired in a war between the United States and Panama would be the one that killed...
How to Mix Powerlifting with Military Tactical Fitness Training With a year left before enlisting, a powerlifter asks Military.com tactical fitness expert Stew Smith how to mix his sport...
A Filmmaker Learned Some Unexpected History of the Vietnam War Through a New Movie Filmmaker Ehren Parks learned about the Son Tay Prison raid from the guys who actually went there. Now he's screening a film...
Earl Plumlee Was Initially Denied the Medal of Honor Because of His Rank A Senior Army Decorations Board member believed Earl Plumlee was just doing the job expected of a senior non-commissioned...
Army Special Forces 'Competed' In Las Vegas' Mint 400 Desert Race in 2020 The Las Vegas-based Mint 400 off-road race was first run in 1968.
Fitness Training Resources for a Military or Special Forces Career Military.com tactical fitness expert Stew Smith provides a rundown of resources for those interested in a career in the...
Tactical Fitness: How to Prepare for Army Special Forces Selection Preparing for any special-ops military selection program can take many months of specific training, as well as a lifetime of...
What to Consider When Picking Which Military Service Branch to Join A high school student is considering joining the Army or Marine Corps and asks Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness...
How to Prevent Losing Military Fitness Gains While Underway Even when training hard while in port, some of your endurance gains often can be lost or significantly decreased after a few...
Ask Stew: The Importance of Sleep for Growing Teens Sleeping too long can interrupt your normal circadian rhythm, making it difficult to sleep on your normal cycle later that...
Naval Academy Staff Removed Display on Female Jewish Graduates for Hegseth Visit The U.S. Naval Academy has confirmed that officials there removed items commemorating female Jewish graduates from a historic...
'The Greatest Soldier in American History' Took a Tank Round to the Leg and Kept Fighting The only reason Matt Urban didn't receive the Medal of Honor for single-handedly breaking an entire battalion through France...
My Black Roommate Opened My Eyes to an Air Force I Didn’t Know Existed I realized I had been sheltered from much of the world's ugliness and was more than a little naive. I thought the problems I...
4 US Soldiers Who Died in Lithuania Swamp When Their Vehicle Sank Are Identified The recovery operation for the bodies and the M88 was an intricate and arduous weeklong process, enlisting the expertise of...
How Comic Legend Mel Brooks Defused Land Mines During World War II Brooks participated in the Battle of the Bulge -- Germany's final major offensive on the Western Front -- but to his...
![](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2022-07/1time%20acid%20gambit%20kurt%20muse%201200.jpg?itok=MaiwYBMR "A poster depicting Operation Acid Gambit from the Silent Warrior Foundation's 2022 "Whiskey and War Stories." The event featured a conversation with former Noriega hostage Kurt Muse and the Special Forces soldiers who rescued him in December 1989. (Courtesy of the Silent Warrior Foundation)")
![](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2021-11/mil%20son%20tay%20raiders%20blue%20team%201200.jpg?itok=-uRS_5n2 ""Blueboy" assault group aboard HH-3E at the start of Operation Ivory Coast in 1970. (U.S. Army)")
