Surplus military equipment brings police security, misunderstanding, headaches. Police departments say military gear banned by Obama hard to get rid of. By Mark Brunswick.

I live in an Army town where my choice for outdoor gear is fairly limited to military surplus products. Relatively cheap ALICE packs and woodland co Gore-Tex abound here.

A growing number of law enforcement agencies are taking advantage of a program that gives them free surplus military equipment left over from U.S. military campaigns in Iraq, Afghanistan and ...

Surplus US military gear, including MRAPs, going to local police. By Jonathan Serrie , Fox News. Published June 14, 2014 5:00am EDT | Updated December 20, 2015 7:52pm EST. Facebook ...

Military surplus can save departments a lot of money. In Johnson County's case, Cox estimated, it paid about $5,000 for its MRAP. The government paid $733,000 when it was new.

The amount of military gear sent to local police has declined this year despite an order President Trump signed to expand the transfers, a USA TODAY analysis has found. Shipments of military gear ...

Military surplus equipment given to Hampton Roads law enforcement agencies since 1997. 3 MRAP light tactical vehicles, total value $2.2 million. 5 utility trucks, $426,814.

The 1033 Program is just one of several ways law enforcement agencies can acquire surplus military equipment, including grants offered by the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department ...

The U.S. has offered Brazil an extensive list of military surplus equipment, including tanks, helicopters, and naval vessels, through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. While these options come ...