The old “Mickey Mouse” cold weather boot, a rubber relic from the 1960s still in service with both soldiers and Marines, could be replaced if a recent Army posting proves fruitful. The aim is ...

Black boots will be returning to the fleet this fiscal year, according to a Marine Corps press release. The new Marine Corps intense cold weather boot is a black, full-grain leather boot designed ...

Marines operating or traning in cold weather environments are getting a new boot this winter that works at -20 degrees Fahrenheit. Check out our latest YouTube videos. Watch here 🎥 ...

U.S. Army equipment officials are ramping up their extreme-weather testing to update the service’s cold and hot weather gear. Since the early 2000s, the Army has been focused primarily on the ...

To fill this performance gap, Marine equipment officials put out an Aug. 21 solicitation looking for a company that can produce up to 50,000 pairs of Intense Cold Weather Boots that are equal to ...

The new boot is part of efforts to upgrade its cold weather gear as Marines are expected to ­contribute forces to Arctic regions, such as their regular ­700-Marine rotations to Norway.

PORTLAND, Ore., June 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Marine Corps has placed a $3 million order with LaCrosse Footwear Inc. subsidiary Danner for mountain cold weather boots. Oregon-based LaCrosse says the ...

The U.S. Army is developing a lightweight hot weather alternative to the current Army Combat Uniform (ACU) and new jungle boots. The current ACU weighs about 1.4 pounds and has lots of pockets and ...

Marines and allied soldiers train in Norway (MSgt. Chad McMeen/Marine Corps). The Marine Corps is looking to replace the antiquated extreme cold weather boot that Marines have worn since the ...

It's definitely time to upgrade Army's cold-weather gear, which is "very old," Wallace said. If you've got an idea for a gear evaluation to improve a combat mission, SEP wants to hear it.

For the first time, the U.S. Army joined 16,000 military personnel from 13 nations in Central Norway's Exercise Cold Response 2016 to conduct combat operations training in extreme cold weather ...

The U.S. military is bracing for the possibility that it may have to fight a literal cold war, and there are concerns that the perishable skills needed to succeed in that environment have expired.