FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — The Maneuver Support Center of Excellence’s Combat Training Company put Soldiers and civilians through a Norwegian military endurance test Nov. 7. More than 150 Soldiers and ...

The Army has revamped the Forge, which has been the capstone event of basic training for over half a decade, based on lessons learned from the war in Ukraine, Gen. Gary M. Brito told Task & Purpose in ...

ARDEN HILLS, Minnesota — A military endurance test that originated in 1915 for soldiers in the Norwegian Army has become a popular annual event in Minnesota. The Norwegian Foot March is an 18.5-mile ...

An increase in Army recruitment and enlistment has led to five more basic combat training companies at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, and a 30% increase in soldiers training there. The Army has ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may bring back the practice of several Army drill sergeants swarming and screaming at recruits during basic training in what is known as a “shark attack.” The practice, ...

A new study published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging suggests that stress experienced during basic combat training may dampen the brain’s ability to respond to ...