November 17, 2008
Photo pages have been added to the Military Firearms section with photos of individual weapons. These supplemental photos add depth to the material on the main page for each firearm. For example, the page on the M1 Carbine is now supplemented by a page of M1 Carbine photos.
So far, the photo pages have been added for these military weapons:
Pages will be added for other firearms as time permits.
November 10, 2008
The Red Ball Express was an extraordinary logistics operation in Europe during WW II. Thousands of trucks were used like a vast bucket brigade to transport fuel and other supplies to the rapdily advancing front. Nothing like it had ever been done before, but the whole operation was organized and put into motion in a matter of days. Although, like the Pony Express, it was only used for a few months, the Red Ball Express became a legend for its amazing accomplishments.
A new page of Olive-Drab.com (in the War Stories section) presents the facts:
November 6, 2008
New material has been added for this piece of World War II towed artillery:
September 28, 2008
Olive-Drab.com has launched a new website called MilitaryMashUp.com that features thousands of photos of military jeeps, military trucks, tanks and other military tracked vehicles along with other weapons and equipment. The emphasis is easy browsing and searching of a large number of military photos and integration of photos from multiple sources. MilitaryMashUp.com brings together the photo resources of Olive-Drab.com and provides an easy interface to Google, YouTube and Yahoo image libraries as well.
Give it a try: MilitaryMashUp.com
May 23, 2008
The M37 3/4 ton 4×4 Cargo Truck and its siblings are a family of very tough light trucks, produced starting in the 1950s. Though long replaced in the US military, they are remembered fondly for their rugged reliability and ease of maintenance. Olive-Drab.com has had a few pages on the M37 for years, but now has an expanded section with much more information and photos.
It all starts here: M37 Family of Trucks
Individual pages for specific trucks in the family include:
There is much more to explore. If you have any photos of some of the rare variants, please send them in.
May 14, 2008
New pages have been added to describe the digital camouflage uniforms adopted by the U.S. military in recent years. Here is an index to the new material:
Introduction: U.S. Armed Services’ Digital Camo Uniforms
Detail pages:
May 14, 2008
Olive-Drab.com is ten years old, this month. The domain registration record for the name Olive-Drab.com says that the record was created on 20-May-1998. Starting with a few pages about military jeeps, the site has grown to cover a varied array of military topics with over 1500 pages, thousands of photos and many other features like the web’s largest list of military suppliers.
Many thanks to everyone who has helped add to the site content, making it much richer than I could do alone. People who have taken the time to provide additional information or to correct errors are much appreciated as they have increased the value to all visitors.
What will the next ten years bring? As they say, stay tuned!
Chuck Chriss
Editor
Olive-Drab.com
April 13, 2008
The Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle has been in the field long enough to get meaningful feedback. Here is an excellent example:
At the end of the linked article is a link to another excellent MRAP article.
February 24, 2008
Yesterday was a commemoration celebration marking the 25th anniversary of the last episode of the M*A*S*H television series. The commemoration was held on the site of the M*A*S*H outdoor set, in Malibu Creek State Park, Malibu, CA. Here is the Olive-Drab.com page that describes the festivities with photos:
January 18, 2008
Since the M-151 jeep was phased out in the 1990s, there has been no new direct descendent of the WW II jeeps. Now, Chrysler LLC has introduced the Jeep J8, a military version of the four door Wrangler Unlimited. This vehicle will not be available in the U.S. due to regulations, but will be offered to government and military buyers internationally.
