Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division received the Army’s newest helmet today, the first combat helmet capable of ...

A version of this story appeared in the daily Threat Status newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Threat Status delivered directly to your inbox each weekday. The Army has come a ...

CAMP HOVEY, South Korea (Oct. 31, 2014) -- A Soldier's Advanced Combat Helmet proved itself a lifesaver two years ago when enemy fighters unleashed a hail of automatic weapons fire on his unit. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Army has officially started fielding its newest combat helmet, the Next-Generation Integrated Head Protection System, to ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- The Army awarded a contract Tuesday for a helmet that weighs an average of 22 percent less than the one currently in use but provides just as much protection, ...

War has been part and parcel of humanity since the proverbial beginning of time, and people have clad themselves in protective gear and armor for thousands of years. Helmets worn in combat are not a ...

The protective helmet currently in use by infantry soldiers in the U.S. Army was developed in the early 1970s and was last tested for its ergonomic suitability in 1976 (McManus et al., 1976). In the ...

A Black soldier in action in the Pacific during World War II as seen in the exhibit “The Blue Helmets in Action,” which is on display at Houston’s Buffalo Soldiers National Museum through June 30.

Nine military helmets with camouflage covers are mounted on a wall above two glass display cases containing various green military gear, including canteens, pouches, and bags, all labeled "US. The ...