JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING, D.C. -- For the new military spouse, military life can be full of uncharted waters. Pulling up stakes and starting a whole new life can be both exciting and scary, and ...

Anyone who’s navigated over land in the military has probably used a lensatic compass. Lensatic compasses contain a glow-in-the-dark chemical called tritium, a self-powered lighting source that ...

GPS began its life as a military technology in the 1970s, then everything changed in the late 80s when the US government decided to allow civilian use of the satellite network. Virtually every mobile ...

This military compass belonged to Major John Patterson of the Staffordshire Yeomanry. He was descended from the founders of Patterson & Stone, leather manufacturers of Walsall. The compass dates from ...

Loaded with bells and whistles, the Silva Ranger 2.0 has everything you’ll need to orient in the wild. This budget compass has most of the features of high-end models, including night navigation ...