December 18, 2020
Staff Sgt. Conner Sona of the 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron shows Staff Sgt. Amber Alderman, from the 90th Missile Security Operations Squadron, the features of the new body armor that is designed to better fit women in the logistics squadron s Individual Personal Equipment section at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., on Dec. 11. (Glenn Robertson/Air Force) Female security forces airmen at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming on Dec. 11 became some of the first to start using new body armor designed to fit women. In a release, the Air Force said that the new armor has several different features from the standard tactical vest. It has a curved chest plate, lighter weight and shorter size than the armor distributed to other airmen, the release said, and it also uses a snap buckle instead of velcro.
December 18, 2020 Staff Sgt. Conner Sona of the 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron shows Staff Sgt. Amber Alderman, from the 90th Missile Security Operations Squadron, the features of the new body armor that is designed to better fit women in the logistics squadron s Individual Personal Equipment section at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., on Dec. 11. (Glenn Robertson/Air Force) Female security forces airmen at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming on Dec. 11 became some of the first to start using new body armor designed to fit women. In a release, the Air Force said that the new armor has several different features from the standard tactical vest. It has a curved chest plate, lighter weight and shorter size than the armor distributed to other airmen, the release said, and it also uses a snap buckle instead of velcro.