Small Arms Developments
The recent close of proposal submissions for the U.S. Army’s long-awaited Individual Carbine (IC) program marked the culmination of an …
U.S. Marine Corps
Interview with Brig. Gen. Gary L. Thomas, U.S. Marine Corps Assistant Deputy Commandant for Aviation
The U.S. Marine Corps is the nation’s second-oldest combat aviation component, celebrating its 100th year of flight in 2012, one …
Exercise Cold Response Participants Get Chilly Reception in Norway
Allied naval expeditionary forces are working together in the cold harsh environment of northern Norway as part of the NATO …
U.S. Seeks Improved Fragmentation Hand Grenade
The U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Division, Crane, Ind., is seeking information on designs for an improved fragmentation hand grenade that …
The FY 2012 Defense Budget
For all the fiery debates it launched in 2011, the U.S.’s fiscal year 2012 Defense budget achieved reality in anticlimactic …
“Stolen Valor” Issue Is Agonizing for Everyone
Xavier Alvarez now says he was lying and wishes he hadn’t done it, but he insists he never committed a …
Interview with Mike Pickup, Product Manager, HESCO Bastion
Mike Pickup is product manager at HESCO Bastion Ltd. During his 18 years of service in the British Army Royal …
Bold Alligator 2012 Highlights
The multinational Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, conducted in several locations along the mid-Atlantic coast, took place between Jan. 30 and …
Military Security Issues of Social Media: Marine Corps
Today, most military commands and senior commanders have their own Facebook and Twitter accounts. And the services are issuing government …
Marine Corps Realigns and Transitions PEO Land Systems Portfolio
A number of changes within the portfolio of the Marine Corps’ first Program Executive Office over the past year have …