Make Your Own Military Costume for Halloween

With Halloween coming up, it’s time get a costume ready, so why not dress up with a military costume?  It’s one of the best costumes out there because you can wear the authentic items that real soldiers where. The best part about a military costume is it’s completely customizable.  You can get as much or [...]

Hide in Military Netting

When the camouflage of a soldier’s uniform isn’t enough, a military netting is there to provide protection.  Not the kind of protection that body armor gives a soldier, but the protection of stealth.  Some missions require soldiers to hide from their enemies, and any military surplus that can make them tougher to see helps them. [...]

PASGT Helmet – One Size Doesn’t Fit All

The battlefield is a dangerous place, and the piece of protection that is arguably the most important is the helmet — this being the PASGT helmet for several years. PASGT stands for Personal Armor System for Ground Troops, and the helmet is one of two components of the PASGT system (a ballistic vest being the [...]

Camo Gun – Firearms That Blend In

When we think of something with camouflage, we usually don’t think of a camo gun.  But word on the street is that camouflaging guns will soon be allowed in the U.S. Army. Just about everything a soldier wears and uses has some form of camouflage, so why not do the same for weapons?  Guns are [...]

Flight Suit – Cover Everything

Just about everyone dreams of flying at some point in their lives, but they don’t necessarily think of doing it in a flight suit.  For the soldiers who dreamed of flying as when they were kids and have grown up to be military pilots, though, wearing a flight suit during duty is not an option.  [...]

BDU Replacement – NWU

Finally, we’ve come to the last new military uniform — the Navy Working Uniform (NWU).  Just as the Navy is the last in our series on replacements for the BDU, the NWU was the last new military uniform to be introduced. The first Navy soldiers to be issued the NWU received their uniforms in January [...]

BDU Replacement – Air Force Uniform (ABU)

The new Air Force uniform, called the Airman Battle Uniform (ABU), is the most distinguishable of all the new military uniforms.  This Air Force uniform was announced to the public in 2003 and is currently in the process of being fully instituted into the Air Force.  It will completely replace the Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) [...]

BDU Replacement – ACU (Army Combat Uniform)

The Army Combat Uniform (ACU) is the Army’s replacement for the Battle Dress Uniform (BDU).  This is the second article in our series about BDU replacements.  As mentioned in the first one, the BDU used to be the standard uniform for all branches of the military.  But recently, the BDU has been in the process [...]

BDU Replacement – Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform, MARPAT

The Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform (MCCUU) with the MARPAT (MARine PATtern) design is the Marine’s replacement for the Battle Dress Uniform (BDU).  We did an article a little while ago on the BDU (you can read it here), which at one point was the standard uniform for all branches of the U.S. military.  But [...]

Cold Gear Outergarments – Extra Protection for Extra Cold Weather

A couple weeks ago, we did an article on cold gear clothing worn under regular clothes.  This is the follow-up article on some of the clothing military forces wear on the outside to stay warm.   Most of the items mentioned here are part of the Extended Cold Weather Clothing System (ECWCS) commissioned by the U.S. [...]

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