The Female Improved Outer Tactical Vest Posted on December 3, 2012 by NavyOne Army Capt. Orielle Buentello, left, and 2nd Lt. Chelsea Adams, right, help tighten Sgt. Samantha Dunn’s new body armor — designed for female soldiers with smaller statures — Wednesday at Fort Stewart, Ga. The soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team will soon deploy to Afghanistan as a female engagement team and become only the second Army unit to wear the body armor called the Female Improved Outer Tactical Vest.