Body armor is a blessing and a curse for soldiers. Modern tactical armor has saved thousands of lives from bullets and bombs, but it can also be a major problem if it doesn’t fit properly. That’s what ...

The US military is developing “Xena: Warrior Princess”-style body armor for women that it hopes will give them greater protection on the battlefield, with more curves in the chest and hips. It is a ...

The U.S. Army recently acknowledged that men and women are not built the same. With women increasingly doing the same military jobs as men, the army decided it was time to redesign its female soldiers ...

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- Army equipment officials have recognized after a decade at war that women are built differently than men – especially when it comes to proper-fitting body armor. Speaking at the ...

The silhouette of a soldier at the turnaround point of a 12 mile ruck march, May 14, 2017, Fort Carson, Colo. The Army announced Jan. 24 that it will send female officers to Fort Carson, Fort Campbell ...

Staff Sgt. Conner Sona of the 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron shows Staff Sgt. Amber Alderman, from the 90th Missile Security Operations Squadron, the features of the new body armor that is designed ...

The U.S. Air Force is finally ready to begin fielding body armor specifically designed for female airmen in Security Forces units. The service on Monday said Security Forces airmen, sometimes called ...

Female police officers have yearned for a vest that actually fits. In a male-dominated profession, most vests are cut first for men and then trimmed and tweaked to fit women, but not very well. From ...

We all know men and women are different. Women are biologically designed for birthing and nurturing children, so they have breasts and wider hips. Men are biologically designed to be strong and look ...

WASHINGTON – For Air Force Maj. Julie Roloson, new body armor being fielded specifically for women is more than a matter of fit and weight. It could be life or death. Roloson, 34, commands the 88th ...

When Denise Czack met her then-sister-in-law, Tanya, one night after work in November 2007, she expected an evening spent sharing drinks and conversation. She had no idea that she would still be ...