The Army has met USFOR-A's requirement for fielding plate carriers in-theater, and continues to field plate carriers to Soldiers deploying to OEF. The total number of plate carriers fielded to ...

One of the newest pieces of kit out here that’s a bit controversial among Soldiers is the Army’s new plate carrier body armor. While significantly lighter and lower profile, the KDH-made ...

Building on the popularity of the military’s latest foray into PPE, Spartan Armor Systems has produced the Achilles plate carrier, their take on the SPCS. By Justin Burgess Updated Aug 11, 2021 ...

Damon Brant, a new equipment trainer, ensures the proper wear of a new body armor system by Spc. Creed Cooney, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 62nd Ordnance Company, during a ...

Using its Central Issue Facility teams, several 405th AFSB Logistics Readiness Centers assisted PEO Soldier with the issue of next generation plate carriers, protective plates, helmets and more to ...

Fort Bragg, N.C. -- For the first time since their inception, Army Airborne forces will soon be fielding a new fighting load system tailored to the paratrooper's unique requirements.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a ...

Nearly half of the women in U.S. Army Special Operations Command have problems with the way their issued gear fits, and some resort to buying their own — or borrowing a spouse’s — to ensure ...