FORWARD OPERATING BASE IRONHORSE, TIKRIT, Iraq — For soldiers conducting missions outside the walls of Forward Operating Base Ironhorse, Humvees, canvas-covered, or soft-back, may not be the best protection on the road. In an effort to improve the protection of these soldiers, improvised armor kits are being assembled for four-passenger Humvees at FOB Ironhorse. “As far as IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices), it’ll stop shrapnel,” said Master Sgt. Dana P. Watson, acting Sgt. Maj. for the 4th Infantry Division’s Engineer Office. “I think it’s pretty decent protection.” Watson, a St. Johns, Mich., native, designed the modified-armor innovation that is being outfitted...