The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care and rehabilitation for soldiers with minor musculoskeletal injuries -- by the end of the current fiscal year, according to an internal email obtained by Military.com.| Military.com
The Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) System has revolutionized how the Army prepares Soldiers for ground combat. Through Field Manual (FM) 7-22, H2F ou...| www.army.mil
Rich McCormick served as a Marine Corps helicopter pilot and then as a Navy emergency medicine physician. He was elected to Congress in 2022.| Task & Purpose
Command Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green was fired as the top enlisted leader of Air Force Special Operations Command.| Task & Purpose
Guidance in the Army's new Field Manual 7-22, which outlines the service's holistic health strategy, stresses the importance of soldiers getting enough sleep.| Task & Purpose
“My sergeants major right now, they hurt. Their bodies hurt."| Task & Purpose
The U.S. Army is bulking up — just not in the way it probably intended. | Task & Purpose
1st Lt. Kevin Moore and 1st Lt. Griffin Hokanson took the top spot in the Best Ranger Competition, beating dozens of other teams.| Task & Purpose
“PTSD, military sexual trauma, and eating disorders go so, unfortunately well together."| Task & Purpose
Dakota Meyer insisted that he not receive any special treatment, and that he would have to earn a promotion to staff sergeant.| Task & Purpose
The device is aimed at female pilots, who say they often won't drink water for hours to avoid the 'mess' of traditional relief systems.| Task & Purpose
Patty is a senior staff writer for Task & Purpose. She’s reported on the military for six years, embedding with the National Guard during a hurricane and covering Guantanamo Bay legal proceedings for an alleged al Qaeda commander. Her previous bylines can be found at the Associated Press, Bloomberg Government, Washington Post, The New York Times, and ABC. You can reach Patty by email at Patty.Nieberg@taskandpurpose.com.| Task & Purpose