Muddy boots, wet boots, icy boots--no problem.

• Author: Williams, Robert H.
• Position: TECH TALK: A TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS

* The Special Operations Command is due to receive 10,000 pairs of rugged boots that were conceived for use in unusually harsh locales.

The Tora Bora Alpine Boot, which was developed by Bates Footwear of Rockford, Mich., a division of Wolverine World Wide Inc., will he used by special operations forces in the mountains of Afghanistan and other high altitude climes. This combat boot, according to a spokesman, "integrates new technologies that were developed to meet the needs of the U.S. military with commercially available design and construction innovations that have been tested and adopted by...