JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Defenders at installations across the Department of the Air Force are set to don the Security Forces NextGen Helmet 2.0 later this year.
Following a recent contract award by the Air Force Security Forces Center (AFSFC), Helmet 2.0 includes the ability to mount a wider variety of accessories and features bolt-on accessory rails and a night vision goggle mount that’s easy to adjust or replace and a chinstrap extender for gas masks.
The 2.0 effort is part of AFSFC’s “replacement through attrition program” and builds on the functionality of the SF NextGen 1.0 helmet released in 2020, said Master Sgt. John Sutherland, Individual Protective Equipment (IPE) Program Manager at the center.