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Military / National Security Adam Driver will portray Air Force Medal of Honor recipient John Chapman, Task & PurposeMilei turns to Falklands as Argentina’s troubles mount, UK Defense JournalBritish fighters again scramble overnight to defend Poland, UK Defense JournalPutin Spends Subdued 73rd Birthday at Work, Moscow TimesUS military kills senior al Qaeda-affiliated attack planner, Defense […]

By Rob Shaul, Founder In the strength and conditioning context, “programming” refers to the deliberate, structured, and progressive design of physical training—built to achieve a specific performance outcome. Early in my coaching career I realized the thought and theory behind the sets, reps, loading and sequence if fitness training was where I should focus my […]

SFAS Prep with 6 Months Left Athlete:Good Evening, I am prepping for SFAS I have about 6 months until I go. I just purchased the Athlete subscription and was looking at the ruck based packet plan. But I was unsure how I should go about completing the program because it is 52 weeks long and […]

Military / National Security Big Changes to Air Force Basic Training: The Details Future Airmen Need to Know, Air and space Forces MagazineUS Military Branches Ranked From Easiest To Hardest To Get Into, SlasherSecDef Hegseth Failing?, ComNavOpsHow Military Leaders Should Respond to Trump’s Norm-Busting, Foreign PolicyAI will make drone threats a nightmare – it could […]

Have a question for MTI? Email the founder, Rob Shaul directly … rob@mtntactical.com SFAS Prep with 6 Months Left Athlete:Good Evening, I am prepping for SFAS I have about 6 months until I go. I just purchased the Athlete subscription and was looking at the ruck based packet plan. But I was unsure how I […]

By Rob Shaul, Founder Your enemies won’t. The smart ones will stand back and let you self-destruct. Acquaintances won’t either. They like having you around, but not enough to risk the friction honesty brings. Ask them for advice and they’ll either dodge the question or confirm what you already want to do. They don’t care […]

By Emmett Shaul, MTI Coach Designing a training plan to prepare soldiers for the Army and USMC EOD Bomb Suit Test has been an interesting programming puzzle: train for the physical demands of a heavy, hot, enclosed bomb suit test when the event itself isn’t publicly posted. What is public is clear: the Army’s Phase 1 begins with a […]

By Rob Shaul, Founder In a prior life, I owned a small-town newspaper. I started it in my late twenties—young, inexperienced, and immature. I threw myself into it. I covered tough stories, took firm editorial stands, and endorsed political candidates. This didn’t sit well with everyone. The criticism rolled in: angry letters to the editor, […]

Military / National Security The Tone Range Fan: A Tool for Leaders at All Levels, From The Green NotebookFormer generals say LA, DC deployments harm troop morale, apolitical reputation, Task & PurposeRussia Just Attacked NATO. Again., Foreign PolicyRussia just inched closer to open war with NATO, VoxNATO’s Article 4 invoked over Russian drones in Poland: What to […]