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The Army Mules are a group of mules which serve as the mascots for the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.. The Army Mule mascot at the 2018 Army–Navy Game A costumed Army Mule poses with Navy's Bill the Goat, USAA CEO Wayne Peacock and retired professional football player Rob Gronkowski during festivities for the 2023 Army-Navy Game
The US Army specifies a maximum of 20 percent of body weight for mules walking up to 32 km (20 mi) a day in mountains, giving a load of up to about 91 kilograms (200 lb). However an 1867 text mentioned a load of up to 360 kilograms (800 lb).
Mules were used by the U.S. Army, the British Army, and the British Indian Army during World War II to carry supplies and equipment over difficult terrain. Pack animals that are innately patient, cautious, and hardy, mules could carry heavy loads of supplies where Jeeps and even pack horses could not travel.
The soldier who looks after the goat is known as the Goat Major, who actually has the rank of a corporal. The mascot for 3rd Battalion (formerly The Royal Welsh Regiment ) is a goat named Shenkin. The present battalion mascot is a Kashmir white goat, named Shenkin III, which was selected from Queen Elizabeth II's own herd of Royal Windsor ...
US Army Transportation Museum page on the M274 Mule; Olive-Drab website on the M274; Bill Watson's M274 Mule website "Jungle Buggy Packs A Load" , May 1948, Popular Science vehicle from which M27 evolved; Vehicle lunarization study, US Army M-274 'Mule' vehicle. Volume 2, part 1: Technical discussion; Vehicle lunarization study, US Army M-274 ...
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An army of private volunteers including muleteers and helicopter pilots are helping deliver supplies and rescue stranded victims after one of the deadliest storms in recent history ripped through ...
The gunmen fired on IDF troops who observed them, and at least four gunmen were killed in the ensuing battle. A previously unknown organization called "the army of Allah's supporters" (Jund Ansar Allah) claimed responsibility for the foiled attack. The IDF estimated that the gunmen had planned to kidnap an Israeli soldier.