Marine Corps Systems Command has developed a more durable pack frame that is scheduled to be fielded next year. The reinforced U.S. Marine Corps Pack Frame provides the same form, fit and function as ...

Road marching with weights instead of gear in your ruck isn't new, but a North Carolina-based company is now producing a pack frame specifically designed to carry steel weights from the gym. Just ...

A soldier tests the Energy Harvesting Backpack on a treadmill at ARL. Army researchers are continuing apace with work that could one day lighten soldiers’ loads by letting them get the power they need ...

Once a week, soldiers at Ft. Eustis set off on a rigorous six mile march around the base. The distance is made challenging by the heavy gear they carry, which can weigh 50 pounds or more. "If we could ...

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The U.S. Army wants to build backpacks that generate electricity when the person wearing them walks. The Army Research Laboratory is testing a prototype of what it calls the “Energy Harvesting ...