Lighter, More Protection: Army Next-Gen Helmet Now Fielded to 82nd Airborne Division Soldiers The Next-Generation Integrated Head Protection System will purportedly protect soldiers from small-arms fire in a 40% lighter...
Air Force Police Get New Ballistic Headgear The Security Forces NextGen 2.0 Helmet features a "high-cut" shape that allows for better access to communications equipment.
Why World War II-Era Soldiers Didn't Use Their Helmet's Chin Strap Word got around that in certain situations, the M1 helmet might pull heads back and snap some necks.
Security Forces Airmen Are Getting New High-Speed Ballistic Helmets It's part of a broader effort to provide better weapons and job-specific gear to security forces airmen.
Bill Would Allow Troops to Keep Blown-Up Protective Gear as a Memento A provision in the defense budget bill aims to make it easier to donate protective gear to the service members who wore it.
New Army Neck Guard Saves Soldier's Life U.S. Army equipment officials said last week the service's new helmet system saved a soldier's life recently in Afghanistan.
Army Secretly Fields Lighter Helmet that Offers More Ballistic Protection The Army recently fielded a small number of helmets that offer increased protection against high-performance sniper rounds.
Army's New Helmet Offers Greater Protection, Rails for Mounting Lights U.S. Army officials will soon begin fielding a new combat helmet designed to give soldiers 100 percent greater protection.
Soldier Gets Back Battered Helmet That Saved His Life During Insider Attack The bullet tore a large hole in the ballistic material, but the Enhanced Combat Helmet (ECH) stopped the round.
F-35 Helmet Bug Means Only Expert Pilots Can Do Night Carrier Landings The Navy is close to fixing a bug in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter helmet that amounts to a dangerous hindrance for aviators.
Army Suspends Fort McCoy's First Female Commander Amid Trump Portrait Display Controversy The incident, which sparked a wave of right-wing criticism, centered on the base's chain of command wall display -- a common...
VA Launches 'Anti-Christian Bias' Task Force, Asks Employees to Report Allegations Under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Feb. 6, VA Secretary Doug Collins has set up a panel to explore...
Air Force Academy's Staff Cuts Unclear Amid Mass Resignations; Cadets Assured of World-Class Education While the Air Force Academy sent a letter to incoming cadets early last week reassuring them of a quality education at the...
Bribery Prosecution of 4-Star Admiral Opens Window into Navy Cultural Issues, Defendants Say The new ongoing corruption prosecution, which is much more limited in scale and largely rests on a single, problematic...
WWII Dive Bomber Found on Pacific Floor — with a Bomb Still Attached, NOAA Says A World War II bomber has been discovered 3 miles deep in the Pacific Ocean, and it’s still fully armed with an 83-year-old...