RAEFORD - Despite the American military's 21st century technological might, sometimes the troops find that low-tech, centuries-old methods are the best tools to get their jobs done. Enter the mule, ...

AGES before the birth of the first wheelwright, some prehistoric innovator bound his burden upon a captive ass, while himself went straight-backed and free. The pack-mule, or “ sumpter mule ” of ...

LONE PINE, CALIF. — It was billed as a mobile art project designed to enhance appreciation for the Los Angeles Aqueduct on its 100th birthday and for the equine forces that helped build it: On Friday, ...

A Vancouver Barracks mule train returns from the Lacamas Creek artillery range (renamed Camp Bonneville in 1909) along the city streets around 1908. The convoy heads down 10th Street (now Evergreen ...

Meet the newest member of the U.S. military. On Monday, military research group DARPA showed off its “Legged Squad Support System (LS3)” -- military speak for a robotic pack mule. These particular ...

The best teachers at the Ninemile Remount Depot’s packing class never say a word, and might kick you into next week if you get a lesson wrong. Bert, Bart, Ernie and Palmer keep an impassive watch on ...

The smell of steaks sizzling on a campfire grill wafted through towering tamarack and Jeffrey pines as the sun set over the saw-toothed crest of Duck Pass in the Eastern Sierra about eight miles south ...

A U.S. Forest Service pack string heads up the trail to Star Peak in the Kootenai National Forest loaded with materials to restore a fire lookout. In the lead is packer Cindy Betlach based in Troy, ...

There were three options: Use human labor to hike in lumber to repair a bridge along the Gore Range Trail, use mules to hike it in, or don't repair the bridge at all. Thankfully (for the trail teams) ...

The Bill Van Learn How to Pack Stock Clinic will return to Clovis on Saturday, March 26. Now in its sixth year, the annual event will feature both mule and horse packing lessons and competitions, with ...

A pack train of mules trotting around the Oval caught the attention of students and administrators on the University of Montana campus Tuesday afternoon. Donning parade saddles and a ...

Three mules who have worked a combined 30 years have retired from Haleakala National Park, while animal packer Anne-Marie Spain has taken a new job with the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. Together, ...