From nuclear fission to GPS to the internet, it’s common knowledge that many of the most resource intensive technologies of the last century got their start as military R&D projects in ...

Nov. 25—While much of Monroeville changed around it, Ralph's Army Surplus store has been a mainstay on William Penn Highway for nearly seven decades. Founded by Ralph Bonn in 1955, the one-story ...

Police departments throughout Ohio are stockpiling millions of dollars worth of military gear — from army boots to mini-tanks — through a Defense Department program that provides law enforcement ...

APPLETON, Wis. (CBS 58) – Since the end of the Civil War Americans have collected and worn military surplus. The clothing and gear that was originally produced for military servicemen and servicewomen ...

Many of my first nights spent outdoors without my parents were courtesy of the UK's Combined Cadet Force, the British equivalent of JROTC. On long weekends hiking up and down the mountains of ...

Four Defense Department police officers and another civilian employee will each spend at least one year in federal prison after admitting they conspired to steal military gear from Anniston Army Depot ...

LOS ANGELES -- School police departments across the country have taken advantage of free military surplus gear, stocking up on mine resistant armored vehicles, grenade launchers and scores of M16 ...

FOX CROSSING — An online military surplus business moved into the former Harp Gallery Antiques & Furniture building last month. Americana Pipedream Apparel bought the Fox Crossing property, at 2495 ...

Ralph's on film There's no telling what business might occupy Ralph's Army Surplus someday. But for posterity, it is preserved on film in Kevin Smith's 2008 comedy "Zack and Miri." Much of the movie ...