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Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Barron US airmen at RAF Mildenhall are testing a new in-ear headset that uses the wearer's ear bones to transmit sounds. The new device is meant to protect the wearer's hearing while still allowing communications in noisy environments. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. RAF MILDENHALL, England — An innovative in-ear headset is being tested by the 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 100th Maintenance Squadron at RAF Mildenhall, England. The device, which uses the bones in the user's ear to transmit sound waves, provides both communication and hearing preservation capabilities to airmen working in noisy environments.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Doctors just replaced cancerous bones in a man’s spine with 3D-printed vertebraeSee Also:Here's how the Air Force's 'Dirt Boyz' keep bases working and jets soaringThe Air Force's last AC-130U has finished its final combat mission — here are 7 wild facts about the 'Spooky' gunshipFormer fighter pilots say they're 'dropping like flies' from aggressive cancers, and some think it's coming from their cockpitsSEE ALSO: 'When you mess one up, you die': What it takes to do one of the US military's most dangerous jobs