USAF fields new Joint Service Aircrew Mask

Specifically the new JSAM provides enhanced eye, skin and respiratory protection from hazardous air. The mask also integrates with night vision goggles, requires no aircraft modification, has joint service commonality, and a six-fold increase in battery life. It also fits better and has a removable faceplate.

“With recent and continuing world events, our nation’s ability to effectively fight and win in an environment that involves weapons of mass destruction has become more and more important,” says Mohamed Mughal, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s CBRN Defense Systems Branch chief engineer. “So far, the Air Force has already delivered JSAM RW masks to almost a dozen airbases around the world.”