# Alex Hollings Alex Hollings writes on a breadth of subjects ranging from fitness to foreign policy, all presented through the lens of his experiences as a U.S. Marine, athlete and scholar. A football player, rugby player, and fighter, Hollings has spent the better part of his adult life competing in some of the most physically demanding sports on the planet. Hollings holds a master's degree in communications from Southern New Hampshire University, as well as a bachelor's degree in Corporate and Organizational Communications from Framingham State University. ## Recent Articles - [One guy might be the reason we haven’t found Amelia Earhart]() - [3 hiking tips you hadn’t thought of from a US Marine]() - [The story of America’s first secret Space Force]() - [3 awesome movie weapons that would actually get their users killed]() - [America’s secret supersonic spy drones flew over China in the 1960s]() - [Which is the better long-distance round: 5.56 or 7.62?]() - [Did the Soviets leave dead cosmonauts in orbit?]() - [This is how much weight you should actually carry in combat (according to science)]() - [Declassified CIA documents provide guidance for ‘UFO Photographers’]() - [Normalcy bias can make you lose a fight before it starts]()