Capt Larry Bergeron told the military newspaper Stars and Stripes that the armour was credited with saving the lives of three men sprayed with shrapnel from roadside bombs.

• 穿上它很热且笨重。只有当发生爆炸时我才会感到安全，但若在地面翻滚作战或是奔跑作战时却感到行动不便，这让我感到更加危险。”