7 Best Exercises to Build Your Upper Body Strength

7 Best Exercises to Build Your Upper Body Strength

Strength training is one of the most critical types of workouts you can do to get fit and stay healthy. It builds muscle, which burns more calories throughout the day and helps you become stronger.

What Can You Get From Trying Barefoot Running as a Veteran

What Can You Get From Trying Barefoot Running as a Veteran

As with anything else in life, there are pros and cons to everything. In this case, we’ll focus on the pros of barefoot running as a veteran. If you’re tired of sitting around or feeling fat, maybe it’s time to take up a new hobby.

Turn in unwanted drugs on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Turn in unwanted drugs on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC) and the Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) are coming together on Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to assist Fort Bragg residents with the proper disposal of prescription drugs during this year’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

Self Defense for Women: Quick Tips

Self Defense for Women: Quick Tips

Self-defense is not only about learning how to physically defend yourself but also about having the presence of mind to avoid dangerous situations altogether.

No days off: Rucking early on Christmas morning

No days off: Rucking early on Christmas morning

Before celebrating Christmas with the family today it was time for some exercise. I was up before the sun and since everyone was sleeping in as we had been out late visiting family on Christmas Eve, I decided to take advantage of the quiet time to get some rucking in…and to work off some of […]

Spec Ops selection prep: Boots and foot care 101

Spec Ops selection prep: Boots and foot care 101

We always get some questions vis-à-vis about passing Selection and most of the questions center around rucking and the land navigation course. While each has their own challenges for the Selection candidate, you’ll have to utilize both together while passing land navigation as you’ll be conducting it with a rucksack on. While we encourage our […]

Making the big leap from high school to Special Operations

Making the big leap from high school to Special Operations

A good friend of mine is a career law enforcement professional here in New England and although we don’t hang out on a regular basis, whenever we run into one another we’ll stop and catch up. So weaving around a stoppage in the road a few weeks ago, I saw my friend trying to make […]