http://www.afmc.af.mil/photos/index.asp?page=30Airman tests new body armor
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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)