The Advanced Combat Helmet was developed and tested by Army Special Operations Command to replace the Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops, or PASGT, helmet. Various U.S. military units and ...

One of the most iconic pieces of equipment worn by American service members is the combat helmet. From the flat-brimmed “Brodie” M1917 helmet worn by doughboys in World War I, to the M1 “Steel Pot” ...

WASHINGTON -- Army researchers in Massachusetts are developing technology that may soon yield a lightweight combat helmet that provides more protection than anything ever fielded. Representatives of ...

The U.S. Army is starting to distribute the new ACH (Advanced Combat Helmet) head gear on a wide scale, and expects the ACH to have replaced all the current PASGT helmets by the end of the decade. The ...

ASADABAD, Afghanistan — The nurse looked at Spc. Adrian Danczyk in disbelief when he finally made it to the aid station after a firefight. “The medics were working on the guys who were hurt the worst, ...

Schwarzkopf's helmet, a PASGT, represents "how technology and innovation work together in the field of ground-forces protection,” says Frank Blazich, Jr., the Smithsonian's curator of modern military ...

Modern helmets are more comfortable and used more regularly for day-to-day officer protection against today's better-armed criminals You could say that many law enforcement officers carry on a ...

The American combat helmet, used from the beginning of WWI to Iraq today, is one of the most iconic symbols of the U.S. Army. The story of its evolution is told in the upcoming DVD documentary "Steel ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This combat helmet was used by NBC ...