US Gear: 1) The new body armor: Thumbs up. Relatively light at approx. 6 lbs. and can reliably be expected to soak up small shrapnel and even will stop an AK-47 round. The bad news: Hot as sh-t to wear, almost unbearable in the summer heat (which...
I appreciate the fact that the services are always looking for ways to make the soldier’s job easier and more effective; here’s another example. The Army is now fielding new field gear intended to lighten the soldier’s load and increase...