Jacket, Intermediate Cold Weather, CWU-7/P
Introduced around 1965, the CWU-7/P was a USAF intermediate cold-weather jacket designed to provide thermal protection for ground personnel in cold-weather environments.
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Introduced around 1965, the CWU-7/P was a USAF intermediate cold-weather jacket designed to provide thermal protection for ground personnel in cold-weather environments.
Developed for the U.S. Army M-24 Sniper Weapon System, this ammunition pouch carried twenty loose rounds of 7.62×51mm NATO ammunition in elastic loops, reflecting the transition from the magazine-fed M-21 sniper rifle to the bolt-action M-24.
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Developed for the M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon, the Case, Small Arms Ammunition, 200 RD Magazine was introduced in 1983 to carry the 200-round hard-pack magazine on the ALICE equipment system. Although designed as a dedicated ammunition pouch, its practical size saw it widely adopted as a general-purpose utility pouch by U.S. soldiers.
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The Bladder, Flight, DK was the inflatable flotation bladder fitted inside the U.S. Navy Life Preserver, Vest Type MK-1. Manufactured by Switlik Parachute Co, Inc. in 1991, the polyurethane-coated nylon bladder provided approximately 15 kg (29 lb) of buoyancy through a twin CO₂ cylinder inflation system and oral inflation tube.
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The Life Preserver, Vest Type, U.S. Navy, Mark I, commonly referred to as the Flight Deck Vest, was a standard and mandatory item of safety equipment worn by personnel operating on the flight decks of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and other aviation-capable vessels.
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The Jacket, Cold Weather (A2) was a U.S. Navy permeable cold weather jacket developed during the Cold War period for use in temperate and intermediate cold weather conditions aboard ships, aircraft carriers.
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The Medical Instrument and Supply Set No. 5, Non-Rigid (Aidman’s Pack) was officially accepted into the U.S. inventory in 1962. It originated from a medical pack initially crafted by unit riggers for U.S. paratroopers during World War II. Over time, the Aid Man’s Pack became more commonly used by medics in standard line units.
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The Pouch, Improved First Aid Kit (IFAK), was introduced to replace the Individual, Jungle First-Aid Kit and case. The Pouch was, in fact, a repurposed 100-round ammunition pouch for the M-249 SAW. (100-round Utility Pouch) and could be attached to the Fighting Load-Carrier vest or Field Pack.
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The Bag, Canvas, Medical was issued to US medics during the mid to later stages of World War Two. It was designed to hold a large amount of medical supplies and featured two types of attachment panels: one for medical instruments and the other for vials of pills, lotions, and powders. Eventually, the Bag was replaced in the U.S. inventory by the Case, Non-rigid, No. 3 (M-3 Aid Bag).
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The 9MM Magazine Pouch (Single) is designed to carry a single 15rd, 9-mm magazine for a M-9 Beretta pistol and attaches to the Fighting Load carrier (FLC) Vest, Extender, Leg, Panel or any other Pouch Pouch Attachment Ladder System (PALS) compatible item.
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