1. 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

2. 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

3. Assault Rifle
Fielded Prior to 2003
Currently Fielded

4. Rifleman Suite
Currently Fielded

5. Individual First Aid Kit
Fielded Prior to 2003
Currently Fielded

6. Bayonet / Fighting Knife
Fielded Prior to 2003
Currently Fielded

7. 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

8. Blue Force Tracker No Previously Fielded Version Fielded Prior to 2003
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Currently Fielded