May 9, 2018

USAF Picks TYR Tactical EPIC Plate Carriers for Security Forces

The United States Air Force Security Forces has adopted the TYR Tactical EPIC—sized for both men and women—as its new plate carrier system.

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USAF Picks TYR EPIC Plate Carriers for Security Forces
USAF Security Forces airman guarding Air Force One on the flight line in Iraq, 2009.

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Photo by Air Force/Master Sgt. Matt Hecht

USAF Picks TYR EPIC Plate Carriers for Security Forces
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Eric Chaney, left, Staff Sgt. Jeff Orban, and Tech. Sgt. Chris Saydeh, 87th Security Forces Squadron Airmen, provide security during the Power in the Pines Open House and Air Show on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 4, 2018.

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USAF Picks TYR EPIC Plate Carriers for Security Forces
Staff Sgt. Aaron Wolfgang of the 104th Fighter Wing, Security Forces, demonstrates strength, resiliency, and his Airman Defender skills, as he competes in the Massachusetts Best Warrior Competition. Wolfgang demonstrates Air Force Core Values, Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in all we do, as he serves as a Defender during the Best Warrior Competition, at Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass.

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USAF Picks TYR EPIC Plate Carriers for Security Forces
TYR EPIC Enhanced PICO Integrated Carrier – Male

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USAF Picks TYR EPIC Plate Carriers for Security Forces
TYR EPIC Enhanced PICO Integrated Carrier – Female

The U.S. Air Force has selected the TYR Tactical EPIC as the standard plate carrier system for its Security Forces.

According to the leaked memo posted by Soldier Systems, the Air Force Security Forces Center tested out plate carriers submitted by four different manufacturers. The TYR Tactical EPIC won out over the others in terms of ballistic protection, functionality, price and a few other factors. The TYR Tactical EPIC is sized for both men and women. Read the full memo below:

AFSFC/S4 recommends AFSFC/CC, as the USAF Category Manager for Security and Protection, approve the Tyr Tactical EPIC for the standardization and procurement of plate carriers for Security Forces Airmen.
AFSFC/S4 conducted a complete review of mission and ballistic requirements and the offerings from each of the top four manufactures. It was determined the Tyr Tactical EPIC is the best value in terms of ballistic protection, functionality, sustainability, comfort, price, and availability. The Tyr Tactical EPIC is also the only ballistic plate carrier to offer sizing based on female shape, form and function.

A few years ago, the TYR Tactical EPIC was submitted for the Army’s Soldier Protection System Torso and Extremity Protection (SPS TEP). As Soldier Systems notes, the service opted to go with a government design.

Below, see the specs for the TYR Tactical EPIC Enhanced PICO Carrier.