New gear headed to Army paratroopers and air crews

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1. Paratrooper floatation devices are getting upgrades
2. The Army is redesigning its parachute flotation devices for paratroopers and aircrews
3. Aircrew Combat Equipment with crew restraint assembly. The Army is integrating body armor and load carriers for aircrews
4. Aircrew Combat Equipment with crew restraint assembly. The Army is integrating body armor and load carriers for aircrews.

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Maj. Jeffery Timmick assistant product manager for air soldier systems and Capt. John Waters, APM for personnel airdrop, both spoke recently with Army Times about the new gear hitting the aircrew and airborne soldiers.
The major told Army Times that, currently, soldiers use body armor with no load carriage and on top of the armor, as well as a carrier with a harness system for extraction of downed crew members.
The new system will use the same inserts as the Modular Scalable Vest fielded in recent years to some Army units.
The devices will be a bit easier to put on since the load carrier and body armor will be combined into one system.
An updated quick-release tether system is also being redesigned for use with the total package.'

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