Mentally Tough? Why the Power of the Mind Is Crucial in Spec Ops Training Preparing for any Special Operations training program can be challenging and often lead to questioning yourself if you are...
How Best to Approach the Navy SEAL Grinder PT Workout The definition of "grinder" is the concrete-asphalt area at BUD/S where the students do their calisthenics workouts.
Why Being Smart and Safe Is Key to Cold Water Training When I was attending SEAL training, the water off San Diego was brutal to new recruits.
Ask Stew: How Do I Improve at Swimming Without Access to Water? A young Navy airman asked Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, about working on swimming while not having...
How You Can Find Your Running Pace If you are going to perform for several minutes or even a few hours at any cardiovascular activity, you need to find a...
Here's How You Can Benefit from Training like a Triathlete Several times a month, I receive emails from people interested in competing in Triathlon events that consist of swimming...
How We Easily Can Get Sidetracked by Fitness Gadgets I often get emails from people about certain programs, gadgets, fitness videos, GPS devices, music, heart-rate monitors and...
Can You Drink Beer and Still Be Fit? It seems that a former Navy radioman has developed quite a gut since retiring and was curious about whether he should give up...
Choosing Non-Impact Workout Options If your knees are injured, you are overweight or just need a break from running, here are some non-impact cardio options that...
These Options Could Make You a Faster Swimmer People often email Stew Smith, Military.com's tactical fitness expert, asking about swimming skills and techniques to get...
Cuts to Cost-of-Living Allowances 'Make It Hard Just to Exist,' Military Families in Germany Say Spouses in Germany say it is not an affordable place to live right now as the country is being hit by skyrocketing costs.
Last Known Survivor of WWII POW Massacre Dead at 99 Harold Billow, the last known survivor of a World War II POW massacre during the Battle of the Bulge, will be laid to rest in...
Marine Corps Considers Abandoning Parris Island Amid Rising Extreme Weather Threats A string of recent reports has predicted that Parris Island will face increasingly frequent and ferocious hurricanes, floods...
VA Offers $20 Million in Prizes for New Ideas to Reduce Suicides Among Veterans To drive innovation on suicide prevention, the VA is offering prizes for individuals, organizations and industry to develop...
Fort Liberty? Bragg and 8 Other Bases Get New Proposed Names to Scrub Confederate Links The proposed names must now go to Congress and be approved by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.