U.S. Army clothing experts are testing new, extreme cold weather gear that's designed to be lighter, better-fitting and more effective in colder conditions than the current layering system.

(Army News Service, April 10 ... With the advent of the Generation III Extended Cold Weather Clothing System, Soldiers are getting the help they need from their equipment. Based on clothing ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Nov. 30, 2015) -- As winter weather approaches and temperatures drop, Soldiers turn to their cold-weather gear to keep warm outdoors while conducting training or ...

The Army is also trying to update its selection of cold-weather boots and gloves. Several years ago, the service approved the Gen III Extreme Cold Weather Clothing System, or ECWCS.

Pfc. Giovanni Aleman helps unload gear from a U.S. Army Alaska Aviation Task Force CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Kahiltna Glacier May 20. Aleman is a member of a team of eight Soldiers and one Army ...

(Jason Amadi/Army) FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — From cold weather gear to body armor to air crew life preservers, targeting and soldier-borne computing, the epicenter for soldier gear has a host of ...

Paul Siple, who also helped develop cold weather gear for the U.S. Army. Today’s NWS chart was developed in 2001 by a group of Canadian and American scientists who wanted a more accurate ...

Among the latest moves is the roll out of more cold-weather gear among the US Army and Marine Corps, underscoring the military's growing concern about its ability to operate in extreme ...

The jacket is worn as an outer garment “for mild cool days,” according to the Army manual for cold-weather gear. But weather changes, and clothing “must be kept dry from the outside,” the ...

DUCAN, S.C. (WSPA) – The Salvation Army is asking for your coats, hats, gloves and cold-weather items. Social services coordinator Mary Lou Paschal said these items are necessary and can be the ...