KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The protective equipment currently provided to Army rotary-wing aircraft crews is effective at protecting against injuries caused by enemy ordnance, though unprotected arms and legs remain the most vulnerable to injury, according to an analysis of combat damage events that occurred during Operations Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Iraqi Freedom (OIF) between 2003 and 2014.
Frederick Brozoski, an engineer at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s Aeromedical Research Laboratory at Fort Novosel, Alabama, discussed the findings of his research into the outcomes of enemy attacks on UH-60, AH-64, and CH-47 helicopters during OEF and OIF during a panel session at the 2024 Medical Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on August 28.