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Jack Holder Pearl Harbor

Celebrated Pearl Harbor Survivor Jack Holder Lived Large for Those Who Didn't Make It

Gerard Butler is King Leonidas in "300." (Warner Bros.)

The Best Military Movies and Shows Streaming Right Now on Netflix

Obit Wayne Shorter

Army Veteran Wayne Shorter Was a Titan of Jazz

Biden BTS

A Second Member of the World’s Biggest Music Group Joins the Army

Arnold Schwarzenegger FUBAR

Arnold Schwarzenegger Is 'FUBAR' in Upcoming Spy Series

Six Triple Eight Tyler Perry

A Netflix Movie About WWII's Legendary 6888th Postal Battalion Starts Filming

Sean Connery James Bond iDiamonds Are Forever

James Bond Novels Scrubbed of 'Offensive Content' by Author's Estate

Highlights

Brian Andrews Jeffrey Wilson Dempsey

'Tier One' Novels Set to Become the Next Spec Ops Thriller Series

Justin Governale Naked and Afraid

Marine Scout Sniper Veteran Gets 'Naked and Afraid'

Keanu Reeves John Wick Chapter 4

'Freedom Is a Fight': Marine Vet (and His Dog) Get Set for a Final Showdown

Military Fitness

Lance Cpl. Creighton Crenshaw, a pay clerk with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, carries a log during a battalion physical training session, MCBH.

How to Improve the Load-Bearing Skills Required by the Military Through Fitness

You need a foundation of strength to be durable enough to handle carrying boats, logs, rucksacks, people, water jugs and ammo...

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Timothy Joiner and Airman 1st Class Oliver Guzman-Cespedes, both 509th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical power production technicians, race to finish the final lap of the Murph workout at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.

Don't Like Working Out? Here’s How to Make Your Fitness Journey More Enjoyable

Setting long-term goals such as losing 50 pounds, making a sports team or preparing for regular military or special...

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From Recruitment to Readiness: The 6 Critical Fitness Mistakes Every Future Service Member Must Avoid

Whether you're aiming for the conventional military or a career in special operations, there are best practices you should...

Army Reserve Spc. Julian Ditona, a multi-channel transmission systems operator/maintainer, assigned to the 98th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 335th Signal Command (Theater), sprints to the finish line of a 2-mile run during the Army Physical Fitness Test at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.

The Many Health Benefits of Including Sprints in Your Cardio Fitness Training

Working sprints into your training week can help you develop capabilities that are easily lost as we age out of sports and...

A Marine listens to his regimental commander talks after a regimental run aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif.

6 Tips to Avoid Becoming a Heat Casualty

Hot summer days are brutal for many working outside in arid or humid environments.

A machine gunner demonstrates a sandbag squat during the 2016 Tactical Athlete of the Year competition on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.

How This Sandbag Workout Will Prepare Your Legs for Military Fitness Tests

Many groups within the military use logs to build small-unit cohesion and teamwork.

Military Lists

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10 Army Veterans Who Made It Big in the Movies

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5 Military Veterans Who Became Serial Killers

10 Unintentionally Hilarious Military Acronyms

Tech Spotlight

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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

World War II: Preparing for Battle

Test Your Military Knowledge Today!

All Military.com members are invited to enter a Trivia Challenge at a chance to win an Amazon Echo Dot Smart Speaker.

It's not every day you get to do something people will talk about for literally the next 200 years.

Gettysburg Game

Could You Have Won the Battle of Gettysburg?

Military Equipment

A U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt II conducts a combat air patrol mission over an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on Sept. 21, 2019. The simple design of the twin-engine A-10 and its ability to loiter and maneuver at low air speeds and altitudes makes it an accurate, effective, and survivable weapons-delivery platform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Russ Scalf)

A-10 'Warthog' Thunderbolt II

M4 Carbine

Littoral Combat Ship

Littoral Combat Ship - LCS

M16A2 Rifle

M16A2 5.56 Rifle

AC-130H U Gunship

AC-130H/U Gunship

M198 Howitzer