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Marines Design Energy Producing Boots
Marines got to try out a few prototypes of gear designed to produce additional energy in the field at the Experimental Forward Operating Base at Camp Pendleton, Calif. The kinetic boot was one such...
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Bates Unveils New Jungle Boots
Bates Footwear will soon unveil its new jungle boot that was designed with the help of special operators. The Recondo boot is being officially launched at the ADS Warrior Expo East in Virginia Beach...
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Marines to Start Issuing RAT Boots to Recruits in October
The Marine Corps made it official this week with the announcement that the Marines will start issuing the Rugged All-Terrain boot to recruits and officer candidates starting this October. The boots are...
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SMA Chandler Clarifies What Boots Soldiers Can Wear
Sgt. Major of the Army Raymond Chandler III recently issued guidance to help clarify the Army’s position on commercial-off-the-shelf combat boots. “There has been misunderstanding with the ALARACT...
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Modern Day Marine is this Week!
I love Modern Day Marine. It’s a small show, but there’s always cool kit to see. This year, 375 gear companies are expected to show up at Quantico Marine Base, Va., Sept. 23-25. KitUp! will be there,...
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Army Selects Coyote Brown Combat Boot
Next summer, soldiers will replace their desert tan combat boots with a darker, coyote-brown version. The photo above shows how the service’s new coyote-brown combat boots will look when worn with the...
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Army Wants to Know About Your Athlete’s Foot, Jock Itch
Army officials admitted the service doesn’t know as much as it should about its soldiers’ personal hygiene in the field even after Army programs have created antimicrobial treatments for socks and...
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Army Completing Testing for Jungle Boots for Pacific
The U.S. Army has said it wants to expand its reach into the Pacific and soldiers hope that includes a new boot designed for tropical environments versus the arid and mountainous climates soldiers...
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Army to Evaluate Commercially-Made Coyote Boots
U.S. Army uniform officials will soon begin evaluating and certifying commercial boots in Coyote brown for soldiers to wear instead of current issue boots. The Army Uniform Board has directed Program...
View ArticleLawmakers Call For Army Boot Study
Soldier, how do your boots fit? Congress wants to know. An draft of the defense budget bill for Fiscal 2017 contains language ordering a survey of the Army’s combat footwear to ensure that soldiers...
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