How to Lose Weight and Get Fit for Military Duty Those who are overweight typically are not meeting the minimum physical fitness standards for their chosen branch of service.
Pararescuemen Overview A pararescueman's primary function is as a personnel recovery specialist, with emergency medical capabilities in humanitarian...
Updates to the Air Force Special Warfare Initial Fitness Test and Operator Fitness Test The name of the Air Force Special Warfare recruit fitness test has been updated from the Physical Ability and Stamina Test...
Preparing for a Marathon Run There usually are one or two things that give out on you when running. It is either your lungs or your legs.
The Best 20-Minute Workouts Do you want to jump-start your new year with some great ideas that you can incorporate into your fitness routine?
Interested in Building Up Mileage? Here's the Twelve-Mile Run Plan. The focus is to run shorter and faster runs in the week and a long, slower run at a comfortable pace on the weekend.
How to Lose Stubborn Love Handles The number one item if you will notice is food intake. As with any fitness and health goal - nutrition and exercise are...
What You Should Know About Any Military Physical Fitness Test Physical fitness tests for all branches of the military and other special units have differing exercises, standards and...
How to Prepare for the Physical Training Demands of Boot Camp The Naval Academy's Summer Seminar attempts to show future midshipmen that physical training can be a stress reliever.
What You Should Know About Military Body Composition Tests All services use the body composition test, which requires all military personnel to weigh in and have their height measured.
Soldiers and Civilians Are Dying as Mexican Cartels Embrace a Terrifying New Weapon: Land Mines The series of blasts in the Tierra Caliente — an area along the border of Jalisco and Michoacán states — mark an alarming...
Navy's Ambitious New Effort Aims to Give Sailors Understanding of 'What Right Looks Like' In an administrative message released with little fanfare, the Navy quietly embarked on an ambitious effort that leaders hope...
Two Commanders in Marine Corps' West Coast Infantry School Fired on Same Day Col. Seth "S.W." MacCutcheon, the commander of the School of Infantry-West, and Maj. Nicholas Engle, the commander of the...
Navy Fires Commander of USS Ohio -- 3rd Submarine Skipper Relieved in 7 Months The commanding officer of the USS Ohio sub's gold crew -- Capt. Kurt Balagna -- was relieved by Rear Adm. Nicholas Tilbrook...
Marine Corps Continues Path to Retirement for Artillery System that Has Seen Heavy Use in Ukraine For more than two decades, the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, has served as a key piece for U.S...