Emily Nunez, pictured, and her sister Betsy have launched a wildly successful start-up, Sword & Plough, which upcycles military surplus items into luxury handbags and backpacks. Photo by Thomas S.

A good go bag is an essential tool in your productivity arsenal, but the good ones can cost a lot of money—and many of them sacrifice options for looks. When you want a bag you can count on and don't ...

Emily Nunez is an active-duty Army officer with a special project on the side: Sword & Plough, an award-winning business selling fashionable bags made from military surplus materials by veterans. This ...

A student who has fulfilled her dream of a career in the Army officer has also set up a successful fashion company, designing accessories made from upcycled surplus military apparel. And Emily Núñez, ...

Two sisters have not only employed themselves, but also created jobs for other veterans, with an environmentally sustainable fashion bag company that also honors the military. NBC’s Janet Shamilan ...

Nov. 25—While much of Monroeville changed around it, Ralph's Army Surplus store has been a mainstay on William Penn Highway for nearly seven decades. Founded by Ralph Bonn in 1955, the one-story ...

Old, dusty, olive-drab military vehicles sit outside Rugged Earth Sports near the Circle on Mobile Highway. In a lot next to the store, there are large, faded command-sized tents large enough to fit a ...

Three years ago, 1st Lt. Emily Núñez Cavness was the lone ROTC cadet at Middlebury College, in Vermont, headed for a career in the military. “I would put my uniform on, and walk across campus, and ...

A student who has fulfilled her dream of a career in the Army officer has also set up a successful fashion company, designing accessories made from upcycled surplus military apparel. And Emily Núñez, ...