AaronE
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Bull
From what I have read in publically-available sources: No one in the employ of the US Government gets on the plane to Iraq without a set of Interceptor body armor, and it has been that way since the war. Those that leave the US without it are issued a set when they arrive at their staging area (Kuwait or Saudi, usually) before entering Iraq.
Kharn
Kharn,
Several of my friends who went in early in both Afghanistan and Iraq were NOT equipped. Bill Z is sporting a PH for that one...his PRIVATE armor kept it from being a " We regret to inform you". He is one HIGHLY critical Captain, who has a bunch of survivors under him. They all came back, mostly whole.
Aaron