Norman Schwarzkopf’s Operation Desert Storm helmet as a centerpiece, the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation will host Military Invention Day, an ...

Helmets and body armor are heavy, and wearing them in desert air rippling with heat ... make you a believer for life — literally: 1. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bradley A. Snipes Lance Cpl.

And so would your military training instructor ... phased out the good ol' M1 in time for Operation Desert Storm. In 2003, the standard-issue helmet was again upgraded to the Advanced Combat ...

A Marine recruit wearing flame-resistant organizational gear conducts the confidence course on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, Sep. 27. (Lance Cpl. Ava Alegria/Marine ...