FORT HOOD, Texas -- The latest chemical protective mask earmarked to replace the current mask used by U.S. Army fixed wing aviators was tested here recently.

An ill-fitting chemical-biological protective mask could expose Soldiers to potentially lethal hazards during combat. For Soldiers of all sizes, engineer ensures the right mask By Mr. Dan ...

Army auditors found that a large portion of the Army's supply of gas masks is defective in some way, with rips in rubber face-pieces, expired filters or malfunctioning valves.

Army engineers are designing a chemical-biological protective mask that will have it's own built in fan. Service officials recognized how hot the current masks can make soldiers and want to offer ...

The U.S. Army's Chemical Biological Center just ran an extensive round of tests that officials say has revealed the best fabric to use for making homemade face coverings for preventing the spread ...

The US Army’s Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) has developed a new combination of helmet and respirator mask that will keep soldiers safer and more comfortable when buttoned down ...

The Army has been forced to defend against charges that the gas mask carried by Army and Marine ground troops — critical gear needed to counter a possible chemical attack by Iraq — is ...

An N-95 mask, the protective covering in short supply among hospital workers who need it most, is able to filter out 90 percent of particles, they said.. Layering a polyester bandanna can filter ...

Indeed, the U.S. Army’s problem isn’t just that soldiers don’t put their masks on fast enough during exercises. Chemical and biological weapons are by nature difficult to detect.