Shields One of the most used pieces of equipment are shields. The idea behind shields is to serve as a barrier between the officer and the crowd in a simple way that is effective yet not cumbersome. L ...

A Marine with Task Force Southwest patrols near Bost Airfield, Afghanistan. Work being done to improve body armor options in counterinsurgency operations could lighten the patrol load. (Cpl. Roderick ...

If you compared today’s daily uniform wear body armor to that of the 1970s or 1980s, you’d see some pretty big differences. The focus of this article is why those differences are beneficial for both ...