Ask Stew: Swimming with Fin Pain and Other Issues When swimming with scuba fins, especially the type that the military issues, Rocket or Jet Fins, you may find a learning...
The Power of the Pushup: Health Improvements Across the Board While pushups alone won’t save your life, they will always be a solid marker of fitness, health and wellness, and they can...
3 Full-Body Sandbag Circuits Here are three versions of a circuit workout we did last week that simulates load-bearing, equipment carry, and log PT. All...
Ask Stew: How to Gain Pool Skills for Dive School or Rescue Swimmer Prep Here is a question from a future Navy diver or rescue swimmer who is considering his options and working on becoming better...
3 Running Workouts to Help Ace Your Next Fitness Test Combining Zone 2 running, goal pace running and sprinting in your weekly training plan can be ideal for developing aerobic...
Try This 20-Minute Upper Body Blitz If you're looking for a fast, effective way to condition your upper body and core, this 20-minute blitz circuit is designed...
Ask Stew: Should I Prepare for Military Training Alone or With a Group? I am joining the Army with the goal of becoming a Special Forces officer. How does training alone differ from training with...
How Tactical Fitness Compares to the GPP/SPP Exercise Models While GPP/SPP and tactical fitness and strength aim to build a capable athlete, they differ largely in their “why” and “how.”...
Leg-Day Workout With Weights, Sandbags and Calisthenics By stacking variations of the same movement, the squat, with different loading implements, you can target your lower body...
Ask Stew: Swim Portion of the Air Force Special Warfare Initial Fitness Test (IFT) The process of taking and performing well on a swimming test in the military requires technique first, conditioning second...
Two Heroes, Two Medals of Honor: Inside Trump’s State of the Union Tribute Trump awarded two Medals of Honor during his State of the Union — one to a wounded helicopter pilot, another to a 100-year...
Amid Biggest US Military Buildup Since 2003, What Service Members and Families Need to Do Right Now Nobody knows yet whether the current buildup will result in a strike, a deal or a prolonged standoff. What you can control is...
The US Failed to Capture a MiG-15. Then a North Korean Defector Delivered One A secret US operation spent months trying to obtain a Soviet MiG-15 during the Korean War. A North Korean defector who never...
25 Years After 9/11: Former CENTCOM Commander’s Strategic Warning on What America Still Gets Wrong The only U.S. officer to lead PACOM and CENTCOM warns in his memoir that America chases short-term wins over strategy—risking...
Why You Didn’t Get the Job: Understanding How Companies Hire In today’s turbulent, unpredictable and frustrating hiring market, job-seekers are seemingly doing everything right and...