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2. List of United States Marine Corps individual equipment

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   The Full Spectrum Battle Equipment kit includes a quick-release ballistic vest, integrated breathing and flotation devices, as well as load bearing equipment. [2] The Combat Integrated Releasable Armor System (CIRAS) has replaced the FSBE AAV for some units. The PRU-70 for aviators and aircrew combines body armor, survival vest, and flotation ...

3. Personal flotation device - Wikipedia

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   Personal flotation devices being worn on a navy transport . A personal flotation device (PFD; also referred to as a life jacket, life preserver, life belt, Mae West, life vest, life saver, cork jacket, buoyancy aid or flotation suit) is a flotation device in the form of a vest or suit that is worn by a user to prevent the wearer from drowning in a body of water.

4. List of body armor performance standards - Wikipedia

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   The 2-4-16-64 grain series at limited velocity can be stopped by an all-textile vest of approximately 5.4 kg/m 2 (1.1 lb/ft 2). In contrast to the design of vest for deformable lead bullets, fragments do not change shape; they are steel and can not be deformed by textile materials.

5. Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops - Wikipedia

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   Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT, pronounced / ˈ p æ z ɡ ə t / PAZ-gət) is a combat helmet and ballistic vest that was used by the United States military from the early 1980s until the early or mid-2000s, when the helmet and vest were succeeded by the Lightweight Helmet (LWH), Modular Integrated Communications Helmet (MICH), and Interceptor body armor (IBA) respectively.

6. Interceptor multi-threat body armor system - Wikipedia

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   Originally the entire IBA system weighed 16.4 pounds (7.4 kg), [5] with the large vest weighing 8.4 pounds (3.8 kg), [6] and two plate inserts weighing 4 pounds (1.8 kg) each. This is much lighter than the previous Ranger Body Armor fielded in Somalia which weighed 25.1 pounds (11.4 kg), as well as the PASGT/ISAPO combination, which weighed ...

7. Bulletproof vest - Wikipedia

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   The Barrier Vest was the first police vest to gain wide use during high-threat police operations. In 1971, research chemist Stephanie Kwolek discovered a liquid crystalline polymer solution. Its exceptional strength and stiffness led to the invention of Kevlar , a synthetic fibre, woven into a fabric and layered, that, by weight, has five times ...

8. Improved Outer Tactical Vest - Wikipedia

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   A size Medium IOTV weighs 3.6 pounds (1.6 kg), [7] less than a Medium OTV vest, while providing more coverage. However, a fully equipped IOTV, complete with all its components (soft armor panel inserts, four ballistic plate inserts (front and back plates and two side plates), collar, and groin protectors) still weighs 30 pounds (14 kg), with a ...

9. Waistcoat - Wikipedia

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   A waistcoat (UK and Commonwealth, / ˈ w eɪ s (t) k oʊ t / or / ˈ w ɛ s k ə t /; colloquially called a weskit [1]) or vest (US and Canada) is a sleeveless upper-body garment. It is usually worn over a dress shirt and necktie and below a coat as a part of most men's formal wear. It is also sported as the third piece in the traditional three ...