Read more Oakley stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/25429/oakley.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 00:14:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20895/more-us-troops-outfitting-themselves-for-combat.htmlNick McMaster<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=81211&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401020821' border='0' />US troops are increasingly augmenting their military-issue gear with higher-end commercial products to gain an extra edge—and look sharp, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The military has encouraged the trend, perhaps in response to the equipment shortages that have dogged the Iraq and Afghanistan war efforts, loosening procurement rules...US soldiers from the 1-15 Infantry of 3rd Infantry Division, scan an area after finding a road-side IED (Improvised Explosion Device) in Al-Jara, on the outskirts of south Baghdad, 27 January 2008. Soldiers are increasingly buying their own gear as the traditional military supply chain becomes more flexible. (AFP PHOTO/JEWEL SAMAD)http://www.newser.com/story/20895/more-us-troops-outfitting-themselves-for-combat.htmlThu, 06 Mar 2008 13:39:04 CST