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The M-1956 LCE continued application of the belt-supported-by-suspenders concept, adopted by the U.S. Army at least as early as the pattern 1903 equipment. [2] The M-1956 "Belt, Individual Equipment" or pistol belt differed little in form and function from the M-1936 pistol belt and would accommodate any of the pouches and equipment that would mount on the M-1936 belt.
A US Army soldier wearing MOLLE gear Universal Camouflage Pattern. Modular Lightweight Load-Carrying Equipment, or MOLLE (pronounced / ˈ m ɒ l. l iː / MOL-lee), is the current generation of load-bearing equipment used by a number of NATO armed forces, especially the British Army and the United States Army since the late 1990s.
A U.S. Army soldier wearing the Gen II model Soldier Plate Carrier System in Syria. An improved version of the SPCS known as the Generation II features a completely new quick release system based on that of the Generation III IOTV , which uses 4 buckles (2 for the shoulder straps, and 2 to connect each cummerbund to the front carrier) connected ...
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.
It is 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (22 cm) long with flap open; approximately 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (11 cm) wide, and forms a 4 inches (10 cm) deep pocket. It has a metal snap-type fastener closure and is attached to the individual equipment belt or individual equipment belt suspenders by a single slide keeper.
Two 2 1 ⁄ 4 inch [5.71 cm] webbing and two D-rings sewn to the back of the tactical load carrying vest can be used as equipment attachment points. As secondary component of the IIFS the ammunition carrying vest ( vest, ammunition carrying [NSN 8415-01-317-1622] ) is intended for use by the infantry rifleman (grenadier), armed with either the ...
ADP 1 (FM 1) ADP 1, The Army: 17 September 2012 [4] This publication supersedes FM 1, 14 June 2005. Raymond T. Odierno INACTIVE: FM 1: FM 1, The Army: 14 June 2005 [5] This publication supersedes FM 1, 14 June 2001. Peter J. Schoomaker: INACTIVE: FM 1: FM 1, The Army: 14 June 2001 [6] This publication supersedes FM 100–1, 14 June 1994. Eric K ...
U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force The Modular Scalable Vest ( MSV ) is a bullet-resistant vest that has been introduced by the United States Armed Forces in 2018. The Modular Scalable Vest is replacing all other body armor systems in use, including the OTV (outer tactical vest) , IOTV (improved outer tactical vest) and SPCS (soldier plate carrier ...