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.

CAMP SMITH, N.Y. - In a display of strength, agility and technical prowess, 21 New York and Massachusetts National Guard Soldiers and Airmen competed in the Minutemen Combative Competition Feb. 2-3.

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 ...

The Special Operations Forces hand-to-hand combat championship in underway at the 103rd Vitebsk Airborne Brigade. Competing are four teams: 103rd Vitebsk Airborne Brigade, 38th Brest Airborne Assault ...