Vets Behind 'HITT Lockers' Roll Out Rappel Towers, O-Courses and More BeaverFit's new Air Delivery Platform lets troops rappel from 60-foot towers built to mimic helicopter exits and skids.
Marines Show Off Augmented Reality Goggles at Modern Day Marine The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab just finished a rapid capability assessment of a pair of Microsoft goggles.
The Marine Corps' Next Cold-Weather Garments Will Be Flame-Resistant The Marine Corps wants flame-resistant gear for Marines serving in cold climates as more troops deploy to the Arctic.
Lethality Task Force Lead: Marine and Army Grunts Should Train Like Rangers The director of the Close Combat Lethality Task Force wants to make sure infantry squads approach training like the Rangers.
Thousands of Marines Participating in Robotic Target Study Humanoid robot targets can move at speeds of up to 11 mph, charge the shooter, and run maneuvers with other robots.
New High-Tech Material Could Shave 8 Pounds from a Marine Grunt's Load A new material from the service rifle sling maker could cut several pounds from the weight Marines carry on their backs.
Special Ops Troops May Get Their Own Tactical Electric Scooter The DS EZ Raider can travel at up to 43 miles per hour on any kind of terrain and is light enough to take on a tandem jump.
Troops' New Marksmanship Simulator Will Feature a Mock JLTV Soldiers and Marines will soon have the chance to train to take and return simulated fire from a model JLTV.
Marine Corps Cancels Major AAV Upgrade, But Still Plans a New Gun Turret The service recently issued a stop-work order to SAIC, which was under contract to improve the four-decade-old vehicle.
Marine Leaders' Plea to Companies: Get Us Our Gear Faster Some of the Marine Corps' top acquisition officers had strong words for contractors about the need to move gear into...
Naval Academy Staff Removed Display on Female Jewish Graduates for Hegseth Visit The U.S. Naval Academy has confirmed that officials there removed items commemorating female Jewish graduates from a historic...
'The Greatest Soldier in American History' Took a Tank Round to the Leg and Kept Fighting The only reason Matt Urban didn't receive the Medal of Honor for single-handedly breaking an entire battalion through France...
My Black Roommate Opened My Eyes to an Air Force I Didn’t Know Existed I realized I had been sheltered from much of the world's ugliness and was more than a little naive. I thought the problems I...
4 US Soldiers Who Died in Lithuania Swamp When Their Vehicle Sank Are Identified The recovery operation for the bodies and the M88 was an intricate and arduous weeklong process, enlisting the expertise of...
How Comic Legend Mel Brooks Defused Land Mines During World War II Brooks participated in the Battle of the Bulge -- Germany's final major offensive on the Western Front -- but to his...