Kit Up is a military gear blog that reports on the changes -- both good and bad -- to combat gear, including guns, magazines, packs, knives and other essential kit. Our focus is on the weapons, ammunition and equipment that U.S. Army and Marine Corps infantry and U.S. Special Operations forces carry into the fight.
![Washington Army National Guard soldiers during squad live-fire and tactical movement training](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2021-06/mil-Army-National-Guard-training-1800.jpg?itok=qJj760eJ "Washington Army National Guard soldiers, assigned to 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment "Dark Rifles", 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, defend an offensive position during squad live-fire and tactical movement training, on March 4, 2021, at Yakima Training Center, Washington. (Adeline Witherspoon/U.S. Army National Guard)")
![One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Georgia](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-07/mil-army-training-osut-fort-benning-1800.jpg?itok=SV_PURDB "Trainees experience day of One Station Unit Training, known as the "First 100 Yards," June 27, 2025 at Sandhill, on Fort Benning, Georgia. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright)")
