ARLINGTON, Va. — Soldiers in Iraq will start getting an addition to their Interceptor body armor systems this fall: a set of pads that cover and protect the upper arm and armpit area. Dubbed ...
The Army and an entrepreneur squared off on Capitol Hill Wednesday over one of the most emotional issues facing soldiers and their families – life-saving body armor for the troops in Iraq and ...
ONE OF THE RECURRING themes of press coverage of the Long War, and particularly the conflict in Iraq, is that soldiers are victims. According to this trope, soldiers and Marines are sacrificing ...
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Pfc. Gregory Stovall felt the explosion on his face. He was standing in the turret of a Humvee, manning a machine gun, when the roadside bomb went off. At the time, he was guarding a ...
Spec.-Ops. Brand offers the OVER-ARMOR Vest for the Interceptor Body Armor System, the latest innovation in its line of high-performance tactical nylon gear for military, law enforcement and other ...
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For several years, I have heard reports from active duty troops and military experts that Dragon Skin body armor is more effective than that currently being used. We owe it to those who are in harm’s ...
When the state National Guard's 81st Armored Brigade heads to its one-year deployment to Iraq next spring, its 4,000 troops will have state-of-the-art body armor. At least $15 million in new equipment ...
WASHINGTON - The vast majority of American soldiers who suffered life-threatening wounds in combat in Iraq were hit in the limbs, not the torso, suggesting that the body armor now worn by all soldiers ...
In an effort to protect every soldier in the operational Army from bullets and blast fragments, the U.S. Army plans to procure 840,000 Interceptor Body Armor (IBA) sets by fiscal year 2006, according ...
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