“In close-quarters fighting there is no more deadly weapon than the knife.”
– William Ewart Fairbairn, Get tough!: How to win in hand-to-hand fighting as taught to the British commandos …
Crowded schedules, limited equipment and an ever-evolving understanding of the athleticism of modern combat have precipitated drastic changes in military training methodologies. Forget about 90-plus leisurely minutes in a franchise …
What type of fighting force would you prefer heading to the front lines – one that’s lean and lightning fast or one that’s sluggish and slow on the draw? As …
We’ve all seen the black-and-white, 8mm films of infantrymen performing various forms of calisthenics in formation. We’ve all heard tales about mandatory physical fitness tests and their requisite long-distance runs. …
In August 1951, before the term “jointness” was widely used, the Air Force and Army worked together to deploy 100,000 soldiers and 400 warplanes to defend North and South Carolina …
