Ask Stew: This Navy Special Warfare Video Series Is Inspiring. Now What? Navy Special Warfare Combatant Crewmen (SWCC) -- highly trained people capable of high-risk missions around the globe -- are...
Here's a Breakdown of the Combat Swim Stroke The combat swim stroke is a relaxing and super efficient stroke that is an updated version of the traditional sidestroke.
How Tough Is the Navy SEAL Fitness Test? Learn how tough it is to become a Navy SEAL. We detail the physical fitness requirements for Navy SEAL training.
Ask Stew: How to Go from Your Plebe Year at the US Naval Academy to BUD/S Former Navy SEAL Stew Smith answers a question from a newly accepted high school graduate on how to prepare to enter the...
Ask Stew: How Should I Prepare for BUD/S? I received similar emails from two young men who aspire to become SEALs one day. They both are athletic and involved with...
How a National Football Champion Became 'The Father of Naval Special Warfare' In 1942, Phil Bucklew and nine other naval warfare pioneers trained to perform amphibious assaults before the U.S. had any...
When You Are Sure About Military Service but Don't Know Which Branch A teenager knows he wants to join the military but tells Military.com's tactical fitness expert that he is torn between...
How to Prepare for the Navy SEAL Fitness Test The problem with many Americans is that the current fitness and health conditions they maintain are not good enough for a...
Deadliest Day in Spec Ops History: The Extortion-17 Chinook Crash On Aug. 6, 2011, on the deadliest day in special operations history, 30 Americans, including 17 Navy SEALs, died when a...
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...
VA Plans Outreach to Screen 3 Million More Veterans for Toxic Exposures The PACT Act requires the VA to attempt to screen all veterans enrolled in VA health care; to date, 4.8 million veterans have...
DoDEA America's Chief of Staff Arrested in Human Trafficking Sting Operation in Georgia Stephen Hovanic, 64, of Sharpsburg, Georgia, was arrested Nov. 15 in a sting that netted 25 additional suspects on charges...
Pentagon's AI Initiatives Accelerate Hard Decisions on Lethal Autonomous Weapons The Pentagon is intent on fielding multiple thousands of relatively inexpensive, expendable AI-enabled autonomous vehicles by...
Marines in Dress Blues Who Brawled with Civilians in Texas Bar District Not Facing Punishment Video posted on YouTube shows a confrontation that quickly escalated between a group of men and the uniformed Marines among...
Trump Hints at Expanded Role for the Military Within the US. A Legacy Law Gives Him Few Guardrails Experts in constitutional law and the military say the Insurrection Act gives presidents tremendous power with few restraints...