Soldiers assigned to the 1st Infantry Division lace up Gulf War-era boots during a historical war uniform fitting in preparation for the Army’s 250th birthday parade June 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Army recruits take an oath of enlistment at an event held by the Northern California Recruiting Battalion in Grass Valley, Calif., on May 21, 2022. (Tim Jensen/Army) The Army continues to pour ...

BELLEVILLE, Ill. (Tribune News Service) — It’s been going on for decades. Every few years, a southern Illinois congressman sends out a news release, announcing that Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Co.

Military entry-level training, like most things in 2020, has been anything but normal this year. Recruits have spent the weeks leading up to boot camp or basic training sequestered in dorm rooms and ...

Fort Bragg is collecting military boots to represent the American men and women killed in the line of duty. Those with a pair of no-longer-needed, gently-used boots can donate them to Fort Bragg Army ...

A soldier who wore his favorite boots on deployments and hundreds of formations until they fell apart secretly refurbished them for his stepson to wear at his police graduation. Jay Hilton, 46, from ...

Warrant Officer Casey Plaisance inspects her feet for blisters during a field training exercise. (Warrant Officer Kowshon Ye/Marine Corps) “The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of ...

The 17 pairs of Army boots in Lafayette Park symbolize the 17 military veterans who died by suicide each day. (WTOP/Mike Murillo) In Lafayette Park, just steps away from the White House, 17 pairs of ...