Researchers at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC), with help from the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine, have developed the Improved Modular Ballistic Protection System, which protects against threats that are most likely to hit a base camp. Force protection is one of several high-priority areas in which the Army is working toward a leaner, more mobile force. (Photo by Karen Horak, NSRDEC Collective Protection Systems Team)