Wolverine World Wide, Inc.’s Bates Footwear unit has received a contract to manufacture roughly 5,000 lightweight Tactical Combat Boots for the U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF).
Bates is a market leader in the design and manufacture of innovative high performance footwear for military and law enforcement communities. As a brand in the Wolverine World Wide portfolio, Bates utilized its own technologies and integrated with technological advances of other brands in the Wolverine portfolio, namely Merrell and Wolverine brands to develop this Tactical Combat Boot.
Bates developed the Tactical Combat Boot specifically to provide enhanced durability, stability, and traction in urban and field operations. Special Forces also use the Chem Bio Protective Overboot and the Tora Bora Alpine Combat Boot. All three products are manufactured with 100% domestic materials at Bates facilities in Big Rapids, MI and Jonesboro, AR.
