This particular group of recruits was in week one of training. Recruits wear this M50 pro mask, which can protect soldiers from lethal chemicals. Rocco Candela: This is the M50 gas mask right here.

Besides the fact that gas masks make it difficult to talk, they force the wearer to breathe through a filtered opening in the mask, which can lead to a “face soup” situation. Clearly ...

Settle down, everybody. Ready? Well, 'Once upon a time, there was a king…' A teacher takes her young children through their gas mask drill. Gas masks were issued to all children as a precaution ...