European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition pages meet and Greet Kevin and stripes after a series of briefings wednesday army Dan Mcneil took time out to Chat with several and romanian troops based at Camp Lagman in Southeastern the commander of the Natoley International Security assistance gives a commemorative Coin to army Kelvon normally based at Send a Bear in a balloon up to 8feet tall web m email f phone 1 in Brooklyn fast worldwide shipping styles of giant stuffed animals Call Home today at lowest rates from your or landline existing a tease Contact to request new Tower rates cellphone Iraq to Usa rates to 48 us Kuwait Bahrain Afghanistan Umney it with a number easy sign up 24 Host credit Bank debit live customer support Contact mint Al 24 services army awards contracts for lighter body Armor by Jeff Schogol stars and stripes the army has awarded contracts for lighter body Armor known Asim proved outer tactical the new vests weigh three pounds less than the outer Tacti Cal vests that soldiers Wear now and provide an additional 52 Square inches of Protection in the the new Vest is higher Cut in the armpit eliminating the need to attach the axillary protector to the current deltoid axillary protector said Rob Ert Myles in a news release from the army development Center for advanced Soldier Myles is product manager for Soldier survivability at program executive office Soldier Peg based at fort the Vest also is designed to be less Bulky than the body Armor that soldiers Wear according to Peg Iota incorporates the Side plate Carrier into the reducing bulk and weight As Well Asne gating the need for Addon Side plate according to peo the army also is bumping the number of available sizes from eight to other improvements include a Waistband that takes much of the weight off the better carriers for Side ballistic plates and a Quick release handle that Al lows soldiers to shed the vests quickly in soldiers in Iraq and Afghani Stan will Start receiving the new body Armor in according to peo in an official with peo Courtesy of program executive office Soldier soldiers with the 4th 9th which is part of the 4th Stryker 2nd infantry division at fort examine the new improved outer tactical they were the first soldiers to receive the according to program Soldier said troops would Start getting the vests that last peo Soldier told stars and stripes in an email reply that no contract for the vests had been awarded and the organization could not comment As no contract has been awarded we Are unable to answer your questions at this a peo Soldier official said last but on peo sol Dier said contracts were awarded for some but not All of lots in the latest contracts Are follow on production contracts to sup port the entire theater require peo Soldier said in an peo Soldier was unable to fur ther clarify the matter by dead line on the army awarded two contracts for lots special to defense systems won a con tract for vests and Point Blank body Armor won a con tract for a peo sol Dier news release in november the army and Marine corps recalled sets of body Armor manufactured by Point Blank because they did not meet certain ballistic the recall Only affected the outer tactical vests not the ballistic prior to the corps recalled another sets of body Armor made by Point Blank after a Small Sample of each lot failed to meet ballistic since those two the Navy and Marine corps have continued to Purchase body Armor from Point Blank and Mili tary officials have expressed their Confidence in the company email Jeff Schogol at  two brits cleared of conspiring to sabotage us direct 14023927513 by Bryan Mitchell stars and stripes Raf England a Bristol Crown court jury has cleared two British men of conspiring to sabotage air Force b52 bombers stationed at Raf Fairford on the eve of the War in Toby and Philip both from broke onto Raf Fairford in West Ern England on March armed with nuts and bolts they were attempting to Lodge into the planes turbines to prevent the air Craft from continuing with its mis Sion to according to various published the two were nabbed by minis try of defence police while they were lying on the Accord ing to a May 23 article in the guardian which Cov ered the trial from but a jury took Only one Day to find the men not guilty of conspiracy to cause criminal aggravated trespassing and having articles with the intent to cause criminal according to a Bristol Crown court the trial was the second for the two men in connection with the in a separate hearing ended in a Hung jury on the court clerk the two successfully argued that they were acting to prevent injuries to people and damage to property in according to the third air Force commander Paul Fletcher released a statement on the ruling wednes Day following a query by stars and we have full Confidence in the British Legal system and the Force Protection provided in and around Raf we have and will continue to work closely witty our ministry of defense counterparts to project our instal assets and the statement old itch and Pritchard Are the latest britons in a series of Antiwar activists whole appeared in court in the past year in connection with crimes or pro tests against air Force instal lations or last october eight British campaigners were arrested for break ing onto nearby Raf Home to the 48th fighter and chaining themselves to a the eight Are due to stand trial at Sudbury magistrates court next month on charges of criminal and last summer a rotating group of several dozen peace activists set up a semipermanent Camp outside the Raf Mildenhall Gate to protest the alleged ship ment of american arms to Israel via this base during the conflict Between Israel and Hezbollah fighters in Southern email Bryan Mitchell at