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Army ESAPI Body Armor ‘Absolutely’ Safe, General Says

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Friday, January 30th, 2009

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By Ann Roosevelt Army Secretary Pete Geren has asked the Deputy Secretary of Defense to adjudicate the opposing views of the Defense Department's Directorate of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) and the DoD Inspector General (DoD IG) over first article testing (FAT) processes of the Army's enhanced small arms protective inserts (ESAPI)--ceramic plates that are part of Interceptor body armor. The plates are safe, "absolutely," said Brig Gen. Peter Fuller, the Program Executive Officer (PEO) Soldier, at Fort Belvoir, Va.…

Space

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Congress

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Pentagon

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Congress

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