Female Marines Get Deadline to Wear New Dress Blues Coats Female Marines have been issued a deadline for phasing out the open-collared dress coat they've worn for decades.
Naval Academy Embraces the Goat in New Mascot-Inspired Uniform The Navy Midshipmen are banking on the Army Black Knights' fear of the goat.
Army, Marines to Buy Thousands of New Binocular-Style Night-Vision Goggles The Army plans to start equipping its first close-combat unit with new binocular-style night-vision devices in 2019.
Army Eyes Narrower Body Armor to Shave Off Weight Army officials want to make soldiers' body armor up to 30 percent lighter.
Army Chief Offers New Details on 6.8mm Next-Gen Squad Weapons "It will fire at speeds that far exceed the velocity of bullets today and penetrate any existing or known ... body armor."
Army Wants a Lightweight Ghillie Suit for Snipers U.S. Army uniform officials are working to replace the current Flame Resistant Ghillie System, or FRGS.
Defense Department Looking at Vision Enhancement for Combat Troops The Pentagon wants a new style of sophisticated protective eyewear that features adjustable vision enhancement.
Marines Could Soon Opt for Lighter Body Armor on Some Missions Commanders could soon give Marines the OK to wear body armor that weighs up to 40 percent less than their current plates.
New Combat Skis: Marine Corps Picks a Manufacturer Marines will also be able to use the skis as a frame for a "winter medevac stretcher," a solicitation states.
Army in the Market for a New Infantry Squad Vehicle The U.S. Army wants to know which firms can produce an Infantry Squad Vehicle that can be carried into battle by a helicopter...
Trump Gives DoD ‘Secondary’ Name as Department of War, Circumventing Congress President Donald Trump signed an executive order giving the Department of Defense the “secondary name” of the Department of...
Pilot and Influencer Ethan Guo Released from Antarctic Air Base After 2 Months After Ethan Guo landed in Chile's Antarctic territory on June 28, he was detained in a military base amid legal negotiations...
F-35s Will Be Deployed Against Drug Cartels in Caribbean, Marking Latest Escalation by Trump President Donald Trump’s administration is sending multiple F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico in operations against drug...
Trump's Veterans Housing Plan in West LA Advances Behind a Wall of Secrecy President Trump's executive order calling for a National Center for Warrior Independence to house thousands of veterans in...
In One DC Neighborhood After Federal Intervention, the Notion of More Authority Is a Mixed Bag People would like more law enforcement resources, but they distrust the motives behind the surge.