Army helmet recall follows investigation

[LeighAnn]

Source: El Paso Times

A Justice Department investigation into whether an Ohio-based military contractor took shortcuts in its production of military combat helmets has led to a massive Army recall.
Army officials said Monday they were asking soldiers to check whether they were wearing one of the 44,000 helmets produced by ArmorSource LLC that are currently in use and to return them immediately.

Brig. Gen. Peter Fuller, who oversees soldier equipment contracts for the Army, said he doesn't know if any injuries have resulted from the allegedly defective helmets, although he said he doubts it.

The helmets, which have been distributed to U.S. service personnel worldwide, including Afghanistan, had passed initial ballistic testing. But after being alerted to the Justice Department probe into ArmorSource that began last fall, the Army conducted a second batch of tests.



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