The U.S. Army has worked to develop a better way to keep aircrew members cool after officials found many stopped plugging in their microclimate aircooling systems on board helicopters to avoid getting ...

The Army's top gear-buying office announced this week it has begun fielding an updated version of the Improved Outer Tactical Vest to Soldiers deploying to Afghanistan. The Gen. II IOTV incorporates ...

Whether a mission requires soft, concealable body armor or ballistic plates and pelvic protection, the Army’s new Modular Scalable Vest (MSV) has got soldiers covered. After its final field tests last ...

FORT STEWART, Ga. (Dec. 3, 2012) -- As members of the female engagement team with 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, Third Infantry Division, deploying soon, they will be sporting a new piece of gear that ...

Army National Guard soldier Josh Stemmler demonstrates exercises using a weight vest at Gannett Government Media in Springfield, VA on Oct. 15, 2012. (Mike Morones/OffDuty) I look for fitness ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (May 16, 2014) -- More than 20 Fort Leonard Wood military police officers tested the regiment's newest body armor vests, last week. Both a concealed and non-concealed version ...