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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. ....

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