BAGHDADBAGHDAD — Acting on widespread complaints from its troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Marine Corps has ordered major modifications to its body armor to improve comfort, mobility and safety, ...

WASHINGTON – The Marine Corps (search) is recalling 5,277 combat vests issued to troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and Djibouti after a newspaper article raised concerns that they failed a test to determine ...

US Navy SEAL teams are set to receive an uplift in personal equipment with a contract award confirmed on 27 April to supply operators with additional Combat Swimmer Assault Vest (CSAV) solutions.

Luke Tress is The Times of Israel's New York correspondent. The Israeli military is introducing a line of personal gear for soldiers for the first time in about a decade. The new equipment includes ...

High-tech thermal vests designed to keep troops cool while in combat in Iraq are being tested by UK scientists. The cutting edge vests use a combination of air, liquid and new applications of old ...

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 ...

Layka, a military service dog wounded in Afghanistan and featured on the June cover of National Geographic magazine, has a new career: free-fall equipment tester. The Belgian Malinois was recently ...

The Marine Corps is recalling more than 5,000 combat vests issued to troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and Djibouti after a published report raised concerns that the vests failed a test to determine whether ...