Airman tests new body armor
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Tech. Sgt. Gerald Lowry displays the leg protector that is part of the new "Level 4" body armor being tested here by Air Force Research Laboratory officials at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The armor includes a new form of ceramic plate that can withstand more bullet strikes than current plates, as well as bicep and rib protectors. Sergeant Lowry is a 332nd Expeditionary Communications Squadron network administrator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason Robertson)
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