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.
After Northrop Pullout, Raytheon Will Make F-35's See-Through Sensor Lockheed Martin has chosen Raytheon Co. to make the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's next-generation distributed aperture system.
Intruder Breaches Base of Air Force One, Shot Fired An intruder has breached the home of Air Force One, one of the nation’s most sensitive military bases.
Veteran Who Started Neo-Nazi Group Arrested Again, This Time for Targeting a Power Station Brandon Clint Russell, a former Guardsman, and Sarah Clendaniel are accused of conspiring to carry out attacks to further...
The Short Life of the New USS Little Rock: Design Flaws, Setbacks Lead to Decommissioning The USS Little Rock will be decommissioned on March 31 at Mayport Naval Station in Florida, where it is stationed.
Making Sure Vets Get PACT Act Benefits Is New House Veterans Affairs Chairman's Top Priority Rep. Mike Bost said he sees no signs that the VA is being overwhelmed, noting that the law also gave the department the...
US Reports No Injuries at Incirlik Air Base After Massive Earthquake in Turkey Troops stationed at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey were all accounted for, and there were no casualties or major damage to the...