Army equipment officials plan to begin fielding the service's new Modular Scalable Vest, or MSV, by next summer. Soldiers with the 71st Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) and 10th Chemical Hazardous Response Company at Fort Carson, Colorado recently participated in the final round of field testing for the MSV, which is part of the Soldier Protection System and is the Army's next generation Personal Protective Equipment system. For more details, see this Kit Up! article.