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.
Space Force Guardian Identified as Missing Hiker Who Died in Rocky Mountain National Park Space Force Sgt. Lucas Macaj was found Thursday on Mills Glacier, near the base of Lamb's Slide within the national park.
Clarence Sasser, Vietnam Medic Awarded Medal of Honor for Treating Troops Under Fire, Dies at 76 After returning to the U.S. from Vietnam, Sasser received his Medal of Honor from President Richard Nixon in 1969, in a...
101st Airborne Soldier Murdered in Off-Base Residence Near Fort Campbell in Kentucky Pfc. Katia Duenas-Aguilar, 23, was found dead in a residence about four miles outside of the base, according to a...
Air Force General in Charge of Special Operations Command Nominated to Head Service Academy Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind's nomination from the White House came last week, less than 18 months into his role leading the...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...