British Army MTP First Aider Trauma Pouch used to carry medical equipment for Team Medics or as a mass-casualty triage pack. The pouch formed part of the wider PLCE family of specialist equipment.
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A privately purchased New Zealand field dressing pouch manufactured in Temperate DPM camouflage during the mid-1990s to early 2000s. Designed to carry the bulkier issue field dressing, it provided a practical alternative to the standard Compass/Field Dressing Pouch and could be attached to webbing equipment or ammunition pouches.
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A commercially manufactured New Zealand DPM suspender set based on the US Tactical Load-Bearing Vest shoulder strap design. Privately purchased by soldiers from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, it provided a more comfortable alternative to the US-style Y suspenders issued by the New Zealand Army.
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Australian M-1988 ICLCE H-Type khaki web suspenders, developed from the final M-1956 (Aust) design and used to support the ammunition pouches and field pack.
British Frog, Cutter, Wire, Folding (Mk I), developed during the First World War to carry folding wire cutters and remaining in service until the 1990s.
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 Australian M-1988 Individual Combat Load Carrying Equipment (ICLCE), the Cover, Water Bottle evolved from the final M-1956 design. Later examples incorporated a front pouch to carry a Hexi Cooker and fuel tablets, combining water, cup and cooking equipment into a single pouch.
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 90 Pattern Personal Load Carrying Equipment (PLCE) was a modern British load-carrying system introduced in the late 1980s, replacing earlier cotton webbing with a fully synthetic, modular design. Developed for mechanised operations and global deployments, it remained in service for over two decades.
