Personal Protective Equipment Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT) Helmet Lightweight Helmet Ballistic Eye Protection Fire Resistant Balaclava Fire Resistant Combat Ensemble Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT) Vest Throat Protector Modular Tactical Vest Side SAPI E-SAPI Resistant Gloves Groin Protector Pre-2003 PPE Current PPE

Marine Rifleman November 2006 AN/PVS-14 Night Vision Lightweight Kevlar Helmet Personal Radio ( Headset and Radio) Ballistic Eye Protection Ballistic Hearing Protection Hydration Device with Water Purification System Tactical Vest w/Small Arms Protection Inserts (PPE) Fire Retardant Gloves Rifle Combat Optic Elbow Pads First Aid Kit AN/PEQ-2A Laser Pointer Fragmentation Grenades Smoke Grenade M16 Magazines M16A4 Rifle w/ Sling Our dismounted Marines carry too much weight to be effective. To counter the threat we have added Personal Protective Equipment that when added to their mission-specific equipment like weapons and ammunition easily total 62 pounds. Communications equipment – added in great numbers because of the distributed nature of urban operations – is part of this problem with small unit leaders typically having to carry two or three separate radios to cover their needs. The increasingly technology laden ground forces – burdened with NVGs, GPS, rifle optics, radios, cameras, and phraselators – must now contend with the increased challenge of managing their batteries and carrying spares. M9 Bayonet Bayonet Scabbard Digital Camouflage Uniform Knee Pads Not Shown: - Grip Pod on M16A4 - Cooling Vest Fire Resistant Balaclava Load Bearing Equipment Gas Mask Combat Boots November 2006

Assault Rifle Fielded Prior to 2003 Currently Fielded

Rifleman Suite Currently Fielded

Individual First Aid Kit Fielded Prior to 2003 Currently Fielded

Bayonet / Fighting Knife Fielded Prior to 2003 Currently Fielded

Squad Communications No Previously Fielded Version AN/PRC-153 Quiet Pro Headset PRC-68 Integrated Intra-Squad Radio (IISR) Fielded Prior to 2003 Currently Fielded

Blue Force Tracker No Previously Fielded Version Fielded Prior to 2003 Item Name Item Name Item Name No Previously Fielded Version Item Name Item Name Fielded Prior to 2003 Currently Fielded