Marine gender study reveals importance of ‘explosive strength’
A major predictor of training injury and attrition was reduced muscular power and lower relative peaks in explosive strength, the study found.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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Army hits recruiting target for the first time in 2 years
The service has another 11,000 recruits already in the pipeline for next year.
By Todd South
US service member killed in Afghanistan
One U.S. service member was killed in Afghanistan today, U.S. officials said in a short press release Tuesday afternoon.
By Kyle Rempfer
Top Marine says hold tight on pending CFT changes to rest intervals
The commandant wants further study on the proposed CFT change.
By Shawn Snow
The Corps is considering planks as an alternative to crunches on the PFT
The Force Fitness Division plans to study if planks could be a better alternative to crunches on the PFT.
By Shawn Snow
New in 2019: Soldiers, Marines will start getting these advanced night vision goggles this year
The gear would merge night vision, weapon targeting and battlefield data.
By Todd South
New in 2019: The Corps’ fitness tests are getting harder for everyone ― time to get in shape
Here's what Marines can expect on the PFT and CFT starting in 2019.
By Shawn Snow
This is how NFL experience helped shape the Corps’ CFT and is building combat athletes
This year alone, the Corps has experienced a slew of changes borne out of ideas from the Force Fitness Division.
By Shawn Snow
Armory heist ringleader sentenced for stealing grenade launcher, machine guns, M16s & NVGs
The outer armory door, the weapons vault and all of the weapons racks were unlocked.
By J.D. Simkins
After soldier’s death, Army Guard investigates training, equipment provided to deploying EOD unit
Sgt. James Slape, a soldier with the North Carolina National Guard’s 430th Ordnance Company, died Oct. 4 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, from an improvised explosive device.
Army stifles Navy’s offense to win 3rd straight in historic rivalry
The Black Knights beat Navy to retain the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
By J.D. Simkins
Fourth soldier dies from large IED blast in Afghanistan
The Pentagon has identified a fourth casualty from the improvised explosive device that claimed the lives of three special operations troops last week and left three other Americans wounded.
By Kyle Rempfer