Track and field at the 1995 Military World Games
At the 1995 Military World Games, the track and field events were held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy in September 1995. A total of thirty events were contested, of which 22 by male and 8 by female athletes.
The host stadium for the track and field events
Track and field at the 1999 Military World Games
At the 1999 Military World Games, the track and field events were held at the Sportski Park Mladost athletic stadium in Zagreb, Croatia from 11–16 August. A total of 32 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 10 by female athletes. The marathon events were held on 11 August, prior to the track and field competition. It was the last time that the men's 20 kilometres walk and women's shot put featured on the programme. The women's 1500 metres and 5000 metres were added to the programme for the first time. Nations could enter a maximum of two athletes into each event.
The host stadium for the athletics events
Nadine Kleinert won shot put gold for Germany with a military world best.
Helena Javornik won two of Slovenia's three medals at the competition.