A butt for dreary jests, a homely beast to look upon, the U.S. mule—4,500,000 strong—is again coming into his own. Farmers, threatened with a tractor shortage, are buying mules. The U.S. Army is ...

West Point cadets went nearly a decade in their rivalry with the Naval Academy before adopting a mule as their school’s counterpart to the midshipmen’s goat. But the horse and donkey hybrid has a ...

There are times when technology meets a limit and an old way of doing things turns out to still be the best. The Army is beginning to think that an effort to use robots for hauling supplies across ...

SANDY HOOK - A century ago, when someone entered Fort Hancock’s building No. 35, it was to feed or move the U.S. Army mules stabled at the northern tip of Sandy Hook. Now visitors can do the eating in ...

Hill 'n' Dale Farm at Xalapa's first-crop yearling sire Army Mule has gotten off to a strong start at the summer sales, with 14 of his progeny selling for an average of $181,071 through the ...

Hours after a social media clip of two Army West Point cadets dragging a skinny, storm-gray goat wearing a blue blanket on stage claiming to have stolen the Naval Academy’s mascot circulated, two ...

The Indian Army is actively working to decrease its dependency on animal transport for delivering supplies to soldiers at forward posts in border areas. In addition to developing robotic mules, the ...

Step back in time this summer with our early Service Newspapers, which capture the spirit of Australia's armed forces and the society they ...