Kirtland AFB receives body armor tailored for women February 24 Senior Airman Kiah Cook, 377th Security Forces Group defender, wears the new female body armor on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Feb. 4. (Airman 1st Class Ireland Summers/Air Force) New body armor specifically tailored for women is arriving at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico part of a larger effort within the Air Force to provide women better-fitting equipment. Female airmen with the 377th Security Forces started receiving the new body armor in January, the Air Force said in a news release Feb. 17. Unlike the armor designed for men, the new body armor features several key changes to better accommodate women.
After years of wearing the standard tactical vest originally designed for a male body frame, female Airmen from the 377th Security Forces Group at Kirtland Air Force Base were among the first Air Force defenders to receive the new issue of female body,
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Kirtland AFB female defenders get new female body armor
After years of wearing the standard tactical vest originally designed for a male body frame, female Airmen from the 377th Security Forces Group at
Kirtland Air Force Base were among the first Air Force defenders to receive the new issue of female body armor starting January 2021.
The new, better-fitting body armor will be distributed to all female security forces members on the installation.
Master Sgt. Brianne N. Trapani, 377th Security Support Squadron superintendent, spoke about some of the vest’s new features.
“The new female body armor is different from our current standard tactical vest,” Tripani said. “The new one is lighter, has a curved chest plate and a shorter torso size.”
By Airman 1st Class Ireland Summers, 377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs / Published February 17, 2021
Senior Airman Kiah C. Cook, 377th Security Forces Group defender, donns her body armor at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 4, 2021. Airmen from the 377th SFG were among the first Air Force defenders to receive the new issue of female body armor starting January 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ireland Summers)
Senior Airman Kiah C. Cook, 377th Security Forces Group defender, poses in the new female body armor at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 4, 2021. Airmen from the 377th SFG were among the first Air Force defenders to receive the new issue of female body armor starting January 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ireland Summers)
After years of wearing the standard tactical vest originally designed for a male body frame, female Airmen from the 377th Security Forces Group at Kirtland Air Force Base were among the first Air Force defenders to receive the new issue of female body, News stories from the United States Air Force Academy.