
Update On The Use Of Combat Helmets, Vehicle Armor And Body Armor By Ground Forces In Operation Iraqi Freedom And Operation Enduring Freedom (Classic Reprint)
House of Representatives, Committee on Armed Services, Tactical A ir and Land Forces Subcommittee, Washington, DC, Thursday, June 15, 2006. The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 3:15 p.m. in room 2118, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Curt Weldon (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. CURT WELDON, A REPRESENT- ATIVE FROM PENNSYLVANIA, CHAIRMAN, TACTICAL AIR AND...
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LAND FORCES SUBCOMMITTEE Mr. Weldon. The committee will come to order. This afternoon the Tactical A ir and Land Forces Subcommittee meets in open session to continue our ongoing review of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom force protection issues. We will receive testimony from two distinguished panels of witnesses. This marks the third hearing this subcommittee has held in the past five months regarding force protection initiatives. The testimony we receive today will provide the status of combat helmets and body and vehicle armor in Iraq and A fghanistan. Force protection has already been a top priority of this committee and will continue to be a top priority as long as our military is deployed in harms way. Chairman Hunter and Ranking Member Skelton have provided outstanding leadership and support on this issue, and we thank them for that support. We are finally turning the corner with respect to meeting the body and vehicle armor requirements for our troops. It has been a hard-fought effort, and there are still many areas for improvements in terms of reforming the acquisition system and maintaining a sense of urgency, but, overall, we have come a long way. As long as our personnel are threatened, we must do everything we can to provide them with the best protection that is available. Regarding body armor, all military personal serving in Iraq have been issued, at a minimum, the body armor with enhanced armor plates to meet the threat. The A(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)
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