MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HI —
Across the thick jungles and mountainous terrain of Oahu, U.S. Marines participating in the Advanced Infantry Marine Course execute their patrol plans under the watchful eye of their combat tested instructors. Each iteration of the course is mentally rigorous and physically demanding, pushing Marines to the limit of...
Arc’teryx Finally Made That Recce Hat, Sort Of
Back in 2015 Arc’teryx LEAF teased us with he promise of the perfect field hat, a short-brimmed boonie with all of the bells and whistles they dubbed the Recce Hat.
Made from 50/50 NYCO, it never went into production. Only a few samples were made and they...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A $5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. will provide continued support during the next three years for the work Purdue University’s Military Family Research Institute (MFRI) does to improve the lives of military families and veterans.
This grant, which includes $3.5 million in outright funding and $1.5 million in...
The first Chaplain Basic Officer Leader Course of the year, Class 23-001 began at the Army Institute for Religious Leadership, Jan. 19.
The students come from different locations, backgrounds and faith groups. The diversity of the students plays a major role in providing religious service support to Soldiers and their Families.
Soldiers and their Families...
See the New Eberlestock EMOD System at SHOT Show
Since the early years of the Global War on Terror, Eberlestock has innovated via proprietary design concepts gleaned from the alpine hunting world and global battle spaces. Inspired to provide leading solutions for the extreme demands of the operator, we adapted our Modular Hunting System...
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