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Wendell Pierce and John Krasinski star in season 2 of "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan." (Amazon)

Wendell Pierce Brings Patriotism and Passion to His Role in 'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan'

Team Regulators from the United States (team members Steven Bell, Joshua Watkins, Heather Gustafson, Crista Jorgensen and Jason Hull) during the 2019 Eco-Challenge adventure race in Fiji on Sunday, September 15, 2019. (Krystle Wright/Amazon)

Watch Wounded Veterans Take on 'World's Toughest Race'

Israeli pop star Noa Kirel made a controversial television commercial just after she was drafted. (YouTube screenshot)

What Happens When a Massive Pop Star Goes to Boot Camp?

A home burns as the Camp Fire rages through Paradise, CA on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. (Photo by Noah Berger)

In 'Rebuilding Paradise,' a Community Struggles to Recover from the Camp Fire

Michigan Inn-Flag Confusion

Couple in 'Confederate' Flag Flap Finds Scandinavian Solution

1964 Olympics Tokyo Billy Mills

Marine Vet Billy Mills Wants Activism to Be Remembered More Than Gold Medal

Sunset Sangre De Cristo Mountains in Northern New Mexico

This Is the State That Looks Most Like Afghanistan, According to Hollywood

Highlights

"The Right Stuff" (National Geographic)

'Mercury Seven' Astronauts Series Teased by NatGeo & Disney+ at Comic-Con

Adam Driver hosting "Saturday Night Live" in January 2020 (NBC) and Fred Willard on the set of "Modern Family" (ABC).

It's Army vs. Marines in Veteran Faceoff at the Emmys

(LEGO)

The Reason LEGO Cancelled Its V-22 Osprey Set

Military Fitness

Tips For Better Pullups

Ask Stew: Which PT Test Workout Is Best?

Which workout will yield the best results for military fitness tests?

Jogging up stairs.

Foolproof Fitness Hacks to Get You Moving -- Even When You Don’t Feel Like It

Sometimes, getting started with a workout is harder than actually doing the workout.

Sgt. Matthew Nees, 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, runs up Netzaberg Hill, just outside the gate of U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria, Nov. 17. Nees recently logged 2,500 running miles in the Run for Your Life program; he did so in only nine months. (Photo Credit: Chelsea Bissell, U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria Public Affairs)

Run, Swim, PT: How to Push Off a Training Plateau When You’re Stuck

In running, swimming and high repetitions calisthenics, the journey to competitive scores is often met with training plateaus...

Chief Damage Controlman Marcus White, from San Antonio, lifts weights in the gym aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance. (U.S. Navy/Ryan D. McLearnon)

Ask Stew: What About Useful Exercises vs. Functional Exercises?

What are functional exercises?

A participant of the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Fitness Challenge participates in the situp portion of the event at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, May 31, 2018. The men’s challenge consisted of a half-mile run to start, 250 situps, 100 pushups, 150 squats, 80 burpees and ended with a half-mile run. The women’s challenge consisted of a half-mile run to start, 250 sit-ups, 50 push-ups, 100 squats, 40 burpees and ended with a half-mile run. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class John Crawford)

You Can't Get Different Results Doing the Same Old Workouts

You may think "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" is the definition of insanity.

Workout of the Week: Run Intervals Mixed with Pull, Push and Squat Pyramid

The pyramid workout method is a great way to accumulate repetitions over a 19-set 1-10-1 set pyramid.

Military Lists

The Charlie Daniels Band Performs On "FOX & Friends" All-American Summer Concert Series

7 Patriotic Classics from Country Rock Legend Charlie Daniels

4 Reasons Why John Wick Has to Be a Marine Vet

Confederate Generals Braxton Bragg, Henry Lewis Benning and Robert E. Lee

10 Army Bases Named After Confederate Officers

'Midway' The Movie

Tech Spotlight

A robotic system created by researchers with the National University of Singapore that employs a system to mimic a neural network. (National University of Singapore)

Researchers Draw from 'Star Wars' to Develop Touch-Sensitive Artificial Skin

The Force is strong with these scientists.

(Black Rifle Coffee Company)

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

Air Force Medals

Military Medal Quiz

Do you know your military medals (and famous service members who have received them)? Test your knowledge in this medal quiz.

A-10 Thunderbolt II

Military Aircraft Identification Quiz

Think you're a Top Gun at aircraft identification? We've created a quiz to test your ability to recognize military aircraft.

Military Equipment

A-10 Thunderbolt II

A-10 'Warthog' Thunderbolt II

Littoral Combat Ship

Littoral Combat Ship - LCS

M16A2 Rifle

M16A2 5.56 Rifle

AC-130H/U Gunship