In turn, soldiers who may have had good core strength and less upper body strength wouldn’t have fared as well on the leg tuck, despite its intent being to measure core strength. U.S. Army Spc.

"We received the mission in January, which gave us over six months to plan ... "Among other things, we had to order specialized supplies like leg gaiters to keep the Soldiers from getting torn ...

(U.S. Army/Corey Toye) Maes thought his leg was only broken, and was focused on getting out to help the gunner, Sgt. Aechere Crump, who was bleeding from her leg, and driver Pfc. Victor Alamo ...

U.S. Army leaders will allow soldiers who cannot pass the leg tuck event on the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) to do a plank exercise as a temporary alternative for building core strength.

WASHINGTON - To mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the U.S ... gaiter and other cloth items, such as bandanas and scarves, as face coverings. Soldiers should not, however, fashion face coverings ...

SPRING LAKE, N.C. (WTVD) -- The sky is the limit for U.S. Army Staff Sgt ... Peck went through 60 surgeries and ultimately lost his left leg. "The worst part of it was for my kids.

The Army unveiled its controversial new fitness test on Wednesday, a dramatically revamped set of requirements for soldiers that replace standards created in 1983 after years of limbo and broad ...