Soldiers to Field-Test Lumbar Supports

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Soldiers to Field-Test Lumbar Supports
March 02, 2009
Army News Service

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Army-issued back support systems for Soldiers riding in tactical vehicles may soon be field-tested by several 3d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) units across theater.

Each system consists of two different sized cushions designed to reduce musculoskeletal strain in a Soldier's lower back. The cushions are constructed of high-density foam covered in ballistic nylon fabric.

Nearly 200 of the new support systems are scheduled to be field tested by Soldiers of the 16th, 287th, 304th and 371st Sustainment Brigades.

Capt. Coretta F. Campbell, the medical logistics officer in charge for the 3d ESC, said 3d ESC units will begin receiving the prototype supports near the end of February.

The approximately 300 remaining systems are scheduled to be field-tested by units in Multi-National Divisions Baghdad and Central.


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