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Photo by Staff Sgt. Warren W. Wright Jr.Michell Day, a material handler with R4’s Non-Destructive Test Equipment mobile team, tests the structural stability of a ballistic armor plate Aug. 29 on Rhine Ordnance Barracks. Eight members of the NDTE mobile team traveled to Kaiserslautern to conduct required inspections on the more than 50,000 armor plates in circulation throughout U.S. Army Europe.

New system ensures ballistic plates safe for deploying Soldiers

by Staff Sgt. Warren W. Wright Jr.
21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

Soldiers who have deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn have the shared experience of being issued and reissued ballistic plates for their body armor. Part of ensuring plates are combat ready involves a detailed inspection process to identify defective plates and remove them from circulation.

September 5, 2013 ×