Sneakers became standard-issue for the first time in January after Congress passed a 2017 defense provision requiring the military to provide American-made athletic shoes to recruits directly.

They’re American-made and they’re free, at least to the basic training recruits who this month began receiving military-issued athletic shoes at no monetary cost — there’s no accounting ...

Coming to recruit training near you: American-made standard-issue sneakers. After a lengthy and sometimes divisive process, the Pentagon's Defense Logistics Agency has begun delivering athletic ...

Under a law now taking effect, the military branches are issuing American-made running shoes, instead of giving recruits an allowance to buy whatever sneakers they want.

The U.S. Defense Department announced Friday that it will be providing military recruits with American-made footwear, so if it chooses Massachusetts-based New Balance, which is one of the few ...

At boot camp, U.S. Army recruits receive four sets of camouflage fatigues, 100 percent American- made. For women, the clothing package from Uncle Sam is missing one layer: undies. Neither gender ...

Congressmen, Pentagon officials, and footwear manufacturers have been working for months to ensure that when we put boots on the ground, they'll be American-made athletic shoes. From Tim Mak of ...

LAWRENCE — More than two years after the Pentagon committed to providing American-made footwear to new military recruits, U.S. service members are still lacing up Asian-made sneakers. The Dep… ...

Gauff is not wrong about the progress made from her first to second signature tennis shoe. Both models were hits among athletes and fans, but the Coco CG2 is a step ahead in style and performance.