Within minutes, officers from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, the Oregon State Police and the local police were on the scene, some of them wearing military-issue camouflage Kevlar helmets ...

Andy and Bax, a venerable military surplus and outdoor store in Southeast ... Inside, they find military camo gear, boots, gas masks, combat helmets, military MREs (Meals Ready to Eat), axes ...

Law enforcement agencies in the state have accumulated more than 47,000 pieces of used military gear and weaponry since 2006 under a Pentagon program that gives surplus equipment to local police.

Online displays: Items for auction are displayed for 15 days, followed by 72-hour bidding periods. Surplus stream: Each week, on average, Government Liquidation receives 10,000 items and 30 ...