With the Permanent Fund dividend question so front-and -center in the debate before the Alaska Legislature, I’ve been thinking about the original intent of the dividend. As I learned from Gov. Jay ...

Swiftwater rescuers must perform many tasks under pressure and in a short period of time. They require mission-specific equipment. Their personal flotation devices (PFDs) become “tactical vests,” ...

Even as the budget talks get close to being settled the PFD question lurks as a possible show stopper. As noted in the Juneau Empire, there may even be a “contingency” PFD considered in the August ...

Now that summer is officially here, Coloradans head to the state’s rivers, lakes and reservoirs to participate in a variety of water sports activities. Colorado Parks and Wildlife remind outdoor ...

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina – Some of the nation’s elite Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division and 3rd Special Forces Group have finalized testing the Army’s new Parachutist Flotation Device (PFD).

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sport Dimension Inc. dba Body Glove, a supplier of high-quality action sports equipment, announced that a Federal Court in California entered a final judgment that Sport ...

While most people wear a PFD (personal floatation device) when boating, such is typically not the case when they're swimming in open water. A new prototype wristband is designed for such scenarios, as ...