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...
Army Planners Are Weighing Force Reductions of Up to 90,000 Active-Duty Soldiers The Army is quietly considering a sweeping reduction of up to 90,000 active-duty troops, a move that underscores mounting...
Commander of Air Force Weather Wing Fired After Legal Troubles Earlier This Year Col. Joseph Coughlin, commander of the 557th Weather Wing at Offutt, was removed from his position Tuesday "due to a loss of...
Top US General Argues Against Giving Up Command of NATO at Senate Hearing Giving up American military leadership of the NATO alliance would be "problematic," Gen. Christopher Cavoli told senators...
Capitol Hill Wants $15 Billion for Weapons Pentagon Didn’t Seek: Report The spending directions from Congress are included in tables that Republican Defense appropriators sent the department last...
'Psychological Warfare': Veterans Fired from Federal Government Speak Out at Informal Hearing Air Force veteran Shernice Mundell was testifying at a "shadow hearing" organized by Senate Veteran Affairs Committee ranking...