Physiological Responses to Heat Stress in the Joint Protective Aircrew Ensemble (JPACE) Coverall With Varied Protective Equipment

This study supported the Joint Protective Aircrew Ensemble (JPACE) Program, a joint service program including U.S Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Special Forces Command participation. JPACE addresses the below-the-neck chemical and biological (CB) protective garment need...

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Main Authors:	Cadarette, Bruce S, Levine, Leslie, Robinson, Scott B
Format:	Report
Language:	eng
Subjects:	ALSE(AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT) AVIATION PERSONNEL CB(CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL) COMBAT VEHICLES CREWS CVC(COMBAT VEHICLE CREW) EXERCISE(PHYSIOLOGY) FIXED WING AIRCRAFT HEAT STRESS(PHYSIOLOGY) JOINT MILITARY ACTIVITIES JPACE(JOINT PROTECTIVE AIRCREW ENSEMBLE) LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS MOPP 4(MISSION ORIENTED PROTECTIVE POSTURE LEVEL 4) Personnel Management and Labor Relations PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT RESPONSE(BIOLOGY) ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT Stress Physiology
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Summary:	This study supported the Joint Protective Aircrew Ensemble (JPACE) Program, a joint service program including U.S Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Special Forces Command participation. JPACE addresses the below-the-neck chemical and biological (CB) protective garment needs for all fixed wing and rotary wing aviation personnel and combat vehicle crew (CVC) personnel. We evaluated heat strain in volunteers during exercise-heat stress experiments conducted while they wore the JPACE and the currently fielded USAF CWU-66/P coveralls (66/P) with accepted aviation life support equipment (ALSE) and armored vehicle Mission Oriented Protective Posture level 4 (MOPP 4) uniform configurations for a total of 10 garment tests. Data from these tests are used in the evaluation process of the JPACE program.