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Description

Photograph of an officer at Fort Ord displaying the latest equipment for the foot soldier, including a transmitter and receiver in the helmet, body armor of 12 layers of nylon to protect against flak and fragments, a radiation detector, and a gas mask that reduces effects of a nuclear flash.

Date

3-22-1959

Contributor

Steven Levinson (Digitized by)

Rights

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Format

1 black and white photograph, 7 x 9 inches

Type

image

Keywords

Fort Ord (Calif.), Military training

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