Army Medical Researchers Want Head-Up Displays for Combat Medics The effort is designed to use augmented reality to guide a medic to perform advanced procedures.
Soldiers and Marines Test the Army's Newest Night-Vision Goggles The evaluation, which began April 22 and will last until May 3, will include a 36-hour platoon situational training exercise.
Air Force OKs Unit Patch Sleeve Swap on New OCP Uniform The Air Force will relocate unit patches on its Operational Camouflage Uniform from the left sleeve to the right.
Air Force Experimenting with Two-Piece Flight Suits for Pilots, Aircrew The U.S. Air Force is exploring the possibility of creating two-piece flight suits for all pilots and aircrew.
Crisis Averted: No Rifle Optic Shortage for Recruits at Boot Camp, Marines Say Officials say the service has averted a shortage of rifle combat optic sights that was on track to affect new recruits.
Airmen Face Challenges Buying New OCP Uniforms Airmen describe frustrations with trying to purchase the OCP uniform at military clothing stores and being refused.
Marines Face Shortage of Rifle Optics for New Recruits at Boot Camp The Marine Corps may run out of rifle combat optic sights for recruits to train with at Parris Island and other centers.
Backpack-Sized Robots on Their Way to Army Units The U.S. Army recently awarded QinetiQ North America a contract worth up to $152 million for special robots.
Army to Issue Latest Armored Groin Protection to Paratroopers Soldiers at Fort Bragg will soon receive the Army's latest attempt at armor protection for the genitals and groin area.
Air Force Begins Fielding New Army Handgun to Security Forces The Air Force recently began fielding the compact version of the Army's new Modular Handgun System to its security forces.
Soldiers Issued High-Speed Arctic Gear as Army Gets Serious About Fighting in the Cold Hundreds of soldiers are now receiving layered protection suits capable of withstanding temperatures as low as minus 65...
Higher Cancer Rates Found in Military Pilots, Ground Crews Aviation crews have long asked for the Pentagon to look closely at some of the environmental factors they are exposed to.
Coast Guard Cutter Back in Hawaii After Trek to Japan The deployment was in support of Operation Sapphire, a joint agreement between the U.S. and Japanese coast guard.
Army Fields New Armored Personnel Carrier, Replacing 60-Year-Old Vehicle The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle, or AMPV, is a tracked armored vehicle with similar gearing and suspension as the M2...
How the War in Iraq Changed the Military for Women Some 2,200 active-duty women out of roughly 40,000 are serving in infantry, cavalry, armor and field artillery roles.
