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Army recalls 44,000 combat helmets
Associated Press via The State ^
| 4/15/2010
| Associated Press via The State
Posted on 05/15/2010 8:44:07 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
The Army says it is recalling 44,000 advanced combat helmets that have been issued to soldiers worldwide because they do not meet military specifications.
The Army said in a statement Friday that the risk to soldiers wearing the helmets is still being determined. New helmets are being issued to anyone who has a defective one. The recall amounts to 4 percent of all advanced combat helmets issued by the Army.
The helmets are made by ArmorSource LLC. The company, based in Hebron, Ohio, is a leading maker of combat headgear for the military and police. The army said tests showed the helmets did not meet army specifications. Both the Justice Department and the Army's inspector general's office have begun investigations into the matter.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: combathelmets; helmets; military; militarytechnology; miltech; recall; usarmy; ustroops
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To: sonofstrangelove
There is something very wrong with this.
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posted on
05/15/2010 8:45:49 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Political Correctness Kills)
To: sonofstrangelove
Should've recalled Sen. "Helmet-Head" Dorgan years ago.
To: sonofstrangelove
They failed to “meet specifications” in what sense? Are they less bulletproof than they are supposed to be? Or simply the wrong shade of olive drab? Before running around with our tails on fire we ought to get some clarification.
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posted on
05/15/2010 8:50:52 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
To: HiTech RedNeck
The Army found something wrong with the helmets.
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posted on
05/15/2010 8:52:26 PM PDT
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("You hit somebody with your fist and not with your fingers spread:-General Heinz Guderian)
To: sonofstrangelove
"What recall?"
To: HiTech RedNeck
The wrong shade of UN blue?
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posted on
05/15/2010 8:52:32 PM PDT
by
null and void
(We are now in day 478 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
To: sonofstrangelove
"Is my comb-over being recalled, too?"
To: twister881
The guy is a billionaire and he cannot afford to get a proper head weave or toupee.
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posted on
05/15/2010 8:55:10 PM PDT
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("You hit somebody with your fist and not with your fingers spread:-General Heinz Guderian)
To: GeronL
I’ll forward this to my son and see if he knows anything about it. He’s Infantry.
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posted on
05/15/2010 9:00:52 PM PDT
by
MountainDad
(Support your local Militia)
To: sonofstrangelove
Now if only they'd recall this:
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posted on
05/15/2010 9:01:55 PM PDT
by
OCCASparky
(Obama--Playing a West Wing fantasy in a '24' world.)
To: MountainDad
Got an answer for you--according to Army Times story, it's because of insufficient ballistic protection...
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2010/05/army_helmet_recall_051410w/
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posted on
05/15/2010 9:03:29 PM PDT
by
OCCASparky
(Obama--Playing a West Wing fantasy in a '24' world.)
To: twister881
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posted on
05/15/2010 9:04:24 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
To: OCCASparky
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posted on
05/15/2010 9:13:03 PM PDT
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("You hit somebody with your fist and not with your fingers spread:-General Heinz Guderian)
To: sonofstrangelove
Maybe so, but I’ll bet ya that hair is bulletproof. Too bad Lana Clarkson wasn’t.
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posted on
05/15/2010 9:13:48 PM PDT
by
OCCASparky
(Obama--Playing a West Wing fantasy in a '24' world.)
To: OCCASparky
Thank you. I’ll check that out. I don’t put much stock into the “Army Times” though. Bunch of Lib’s from what I’ve seen.
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posted on
05/15/2010 9:17:53 PM PDT
by
MountainDad
(Support your local Militia)
To: sonofstrangelove
What? They had the new “gaydar” installed - and now that isn’t acceptable?
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posted on
05/15/2010 9:19:25 PM PDT
by
TheBattman
(They exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature...)
To: OCCASparky
At least it’s off the market for a while.
To: MountainDad
This is just messed up. Whatever happened to Quality Control?
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posted on
05/15/2010 9:36:53 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Political Correctness Kills)
To: HiTech RedNeck
Knowing this administration, it could be that they are not biodgradable.
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posted on
05/15/2010 9:38:20 PM PDT
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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