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Dashcam footage shows pilot ejecting from armed F-16 just before it crashes into a California hangar
Military News

Dashcam footage shows pilot ejecting from armed F-16 just before it crashes into a California hangar

Last Thursday afternoon, commuters driving down the 215 Freeway adjacent to Riverside County, California's March Air Reserve Base witnessed an incredible sight. A pilot was forced to eject from his F-16 Fighting Falcon carrying live ordnance over t…

The MIGHTY FIT Plan — Back Squat
Fitness

The MIGHTY FIT Plan — Back Squat

The low bar back squat is the ultimate exercise for overall muscular development, it recruits more muscle groups than any other exercise if performed correctly.

The MIGHTY FIT Plan — Biceps Training
Fitness

The MIGHTY FIT Plan — Biceps Training

There are a lot of effective options for working the biceps, so your aim is to find the one that best suits you. The purpose of biceps training for general fitness is to give our biceps some extra work to get a pump and achieve some more …

The MIGHTY FIT Plan — Single Leg Romanian Deadlift
Fitness

The MIGHTY FIT Plan — Single Leg Romanian Deadlift

The single leg RDL is one of the great equalizers in the gym. Very strong men can suck at these no matter what their max deadlift is. They also show any imbalances between the left and right side of the body.If you start with the strong side,…

The MIGHTY FIT Plan — Zercher Squat
Fitness

The MIGHTY FIT Plan — Zercher Squat

The Zercher squat is in this programming for 2 reasons.It can be fun and a nice change up from front squat (it works basically the same musculature).It can be a good replacement if you find the front squat to…

The MIGHTY FIT Plan — Horizontal Rows
Fitness

The MIGHTY FIT Plan — Horizontal Rows

It is important to hit your back musculature from various angles and grip widths. Change your horizontal pull of choice every 4-6 weeks. When programming, consider heavy squats and deadlifts as back exercises as well. These large compound movements …

The MIGHTY FIT Plan — Hip Thrust
Fitness

The MIGHTY FIT Plan — Hip Thrust

Hip thrusts are for everyone, especially military professionals. If you have weak glutes, you suck at hiking. 5 reasons to hip thrust:To increase butt hypertrophy #assgainsTo improve deadlift lockout strength

The MIGHTY FIT Plan — Calf Raise
Fitness

The MIGHTY FIT Plan — Calf Raise

Calf exercises are to build size on the calves. The calves are used to carrying you for miles and miles, so they take a while to fatigue, and we can program them for higher repetitions.

The MIGHTY FIT Plan — Dumbbell Shoulder Press
Fitness

The MIGHTY FIT Plan — Dumbbell Shoulder Press

Shoulder presses are secondary to the barbell overhead press, which more completely engages all the musculature it takes to press something overhead. The DB shoulder press is designed to add extra mass to the deltoids as well as assist in becoming s…

The MIGHTY FIT Plan — Dumbbell Flys
Fitness

The MIGHTY FIT Plan — Dumbbell Flys

Dumbbell flys are sometimes looked down on by serious strength athlete. The truth is that flys often help train the movement of the bench better than benching can. The act of squeezing the pecs together in the fly provides a very obvious muscular co…

This moto kid singing ‘The Army Song’ will make you want to join
Music

This moto kid singing ‘The Army Song’ will make you want to join

A small child is going viral on social media for his awesome rendition of The Army Song, the song performed at Army ceremonies around the world to celebrate the service and its history. And the fact that the kid is wearing a comically overs…

These are the potential new Air Force officer categories
Military News

These are the potential new Air Force officer categories

The Air Force is inching closer to fragmenting the Line of Air Force category into six new, more specific, categories—including one apparently intended for "space operations." The change to the Line of Air Force categories would affect an estima…

Taiwan is preparing for war by training fighter pilots to use freeways as runways
Military News

Taiwan is preparing for war by training fighter pilots to use freeways as runways

When a civil war between Chinese powers ended with victory for the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 1949, the Republic of China's government retreated to a region of the nation that had only recently been returned from Japanese control, known as T…

One thing John Wick 3 got right about a firefight no other movie has
Movies and TV

One thing John Wick 3 got right about a firefight no other movie has

With the third installment of the John Wick franchise continuing to see solid returns at the box office and a fourth installment already announced, it seems clear that the Keanu Reeves' action vehicle is bringing something to the moviegoing audienc…

The largest formal White House dinner ever was for Vietnam POWs
Vietnam War

The largest formal White House dinner ever was for Vietnam POWs

Say what you want about President Nixon, the man knew what the greatest asset in the U.S. military was – the people who served. As a veteran himself, he could appreciate what it was like to be in the military during wartime. What Nixon couldn't k…

New era of warfare on brink as Army robots take on more advanced obstacles
Technology

New era of warfare on brink as Army robots take on more advanced obstacles

Some interesting implications are on the line with the success of new military robots. The U.S. Army has been experimenting with robots in hopes of creating a more competent unmanned instrument for battle. The robots took on a variety of complex tas…

This is Europe’s largest US Civil War reenactment
Civil War

This is Europe’s largest US Civil War reenactment

The last place anyone would expect to watch the Blue fight the Gray in Civil War combat is the fields of Western Europe. After all, they have centuries full of historical battles of their own to re-enact for the delight of families, students, and am…

This general is the reason why working girls are called Hookers
Civil War

This general is the reason why working girls are called Hookers

In American history, good men have answered the call of duty to march in defense of freedom. They sacrifice privacy, comfort, and intimacy for months and sometimes even years. Troops find ways to relieve stress by working out and by communicating wi…

Army announces new Medal of Honor recipient
Iraq War

Army announces new Medal of Honor recipient

The Army announced on June 10, 2019, that former Staff Sgt. David Bellavia will receive the Medal of Honor from President Donald J. Trump in recognition of his bravery in the 2004 Battle of Fallujah where his actions were credited with saving the li…

This is why every veteran should watch Chernobyl
Civil War

This is why every veteran should watch Chernobyl

Chernobyl is a five-episode miniseries from HBO and Sky that dramatizes the story of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident. The incompetence of Soviet leadership threatened the future of all of Europe. Although the Soviet Union was defeated, …