Combatives training is a valuable tool for U.S. Army commanders because it improves unit cohesion and lethality. I believe hand-to-hand combat will also prove consequential in future armed conflict.

Earlier this year, a chilling viral video out of Ukraine emerged depicting the stark reality of modern warfare. The footage showed a Ukrainian soldier engaging in brutal hand-to-hand combat with a ...

FORT MOORE, Ga. (WTVM) - Infantry Week, less than a week from now on Fort Moore, will draw the best of the best soldiers from all over the world. News Leader 9 saw firsthand the training for the last ...

FORT BENNING, Ga. (WTVM) - More than 150 soldiers, including 10 women, from around the world have stepped into the ring this week for the 2025 Lacerda Cup Combatives Competition, part of the Army’s ...

Army Reserve Soldiers from the 451st and 103rd Expeditionary Sustainment Commands, participate in an ACFT at Camp Dodge, Iowa, March 25, 2024. (Spc. Jonathan Clutter/Army) The Army Combat Fitness Test ...

As an affiliate partner, Military.com earns from qualifying purchases. It was Nov. 10, 2004, and Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia was in trouble. A squad leader assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd ...

Staff Sgt. Raycel Dasher, an infantryman assigned to U.S. Army South 'yeets' a standing power throw at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., June 4, 2024. The Army announced two major changes to its fitness ...

The U.S. Army is making changes to their physical fitness requirements for all soldiers, introducing new gender-neutral standards while eliminating one of its most criticized events. On Monday, the ...