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DoD News Briefing: Secretary Cohen  Presenter: Secretary Cohen
November 26, 1997  Secretary Cohen: How does this differ from
the outfits we have in our units now?  Soldier: This current
suit, sir, is a reduced weight, approximately 20 percent, which
will reduces our heat stress about 15 percent. There's a lot of
human factors engineering. We've reduced the numbers of zippers
and drawstrings with the velcro fasteners -- gives us a better
protection against chem/bio agents, and it also allows us to
wear the suits 15 days longer. Our old suit was currently good
for 30 days. This suit is good for 45 days, sir.  Secretary
Cohen: What's different about your ability to talk to me or to
talk to your fellow soldiers on the field?  Soldier: The M-40
field protective mask; this is one of the best masks in the
world, sir. This mask gives us a see-through canister which is
standard NATO. I can ch