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Airman tests new body armor

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Tech. Sgt. Gerald Lowry wears 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. It also includes bicep, leg and rib protectors. Sergeant Lowry is a 332nd Expeditionary Communications Squadron network administrator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason Robertson)

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Jason Robertson
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Airman tests new body armor

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Tech. Sgt. Gerald Lowry wears 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. It also includes bicep, leg and rib protectors. Sergeant Lowry is a 332nd Expeditionary Communications Squadron network administrator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason Robertson)

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Jason Robertson
VIRIN: 050628-F-0000S-001.JPG
FULL SIZE: 1.08 MB
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IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.

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