Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA) Michael Weimer, the 17th Sergeant Major of the Army and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, the 20th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, explain how a warrior athlete mindset is a key component of future warfighting during an interview at the 2026 Holistic Health and Fitness Symposium (H2F) at the Hampton Roads Convention Center Hampton, VA on May 13, 2026. Supplemental footage acquired though the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS). (U.S. Army video edited by Sgt. 1st Class John Miller)
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The Army’s unit closest to on-going conflicts streamlined their warfighter’s ability to holistically prepare for combat as they opened their Holistic Health and Fitness Academy at Rhine Ordnance Barracks.
The U.S. Army's greatest asset is our people, and, unlike other services, the Army will pause all training for its annual Holiday Block Leave this holiday season. Throughout the next 72 hours, roughly 45,000 U.S. Army Trainees will take to the air and roads this holiday season as the Army kicks off its annual holiday exodus period.
Holiday Block Leave (HBL) is a unique pause in their Initial Entry Training (IET) pipeline during which, from...
