Red and blue lights flash behind you. A young Soldier steps out of his patrol cruiser his torso covered in a black vest with the words "Military Police" emblazoned across his chest. You may have seen ...

Army equipment officials plan to begin fielding the service's new Modular Scalable Vest, or MSV, by next summer. Soldiers with the 71st Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) and 10th Chemical ...

It's one of those things every soldier hears about and fears -- the ceramic plate in his vest has a hairline crack that can't be seen. He shakes his plate and nothing rattles around so it looks like ...

Whether a mission requires soft, concealable body armor or ballistic plates and pelvic protection, the Army’s new Modular Scalable Vest (MSV) has got soldiers covered. After its final field tests last ...

FORT STEWART, Ga. --As the members of the female engagement team with 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, Third Infantry Division, deploy soon, they will be sporting a new piece of gear that no other ...

The Army is testing a redesigned, lighter torso protection piece for the body armor kit. (Army) And soldiers will get new eye protection that includes a transitioning lens for sunglasses. That’s ...

The Army and Marine Corps have ordered the recall of more than 18,000 protective vests made by a unit of a Long Island company, saying yesterday that the vests failed to meet specifications in recent ...

Before you wake up, Army ROTC members are running across a track field wearing a 20-pound vest. For them, ROTC is training ...

Searching for a way to soothe her son’s anxiety, a South Carolina mom found a solution with a little help from a sewing machine, a few used military uniforms and rolls of pennies. Now, Crystal Lyons, ...

NEW PALTZ – A Town Board member has devised a plan to send bulletproof vests discarded by the town police department to U.S. troops in Iraq. But military officials say the donation, while appreciated, ...