In the modern era of technologically advanced warfare, the raw, primal reality of hand-to-hand combat remains a vital component of military readiness. Across the branches of the United States Armed ...

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.

The Army has changed how it approaches fitness and now embraces a method that includes physical aspects, as well as nutrition, mental health, sleep, and spirituality. “For so long, the Army has been ...