Fighting Load Components
The IIFS fighting load comprises the following components:
- Belt, Individual Equipment
- Vest, Ammunition Carrying
- Vest, Tactical Load Carrying
In addition the following ALICE system components are utilized with the IIFS:
- Carrier, Entrenching Tool
- Case, Field First Aid Dressing
- Cover, Water Canteen
The ALICE system Case, Small Arms Ammunition is also frequently used in conjunction with the IIFS to carry extra ammunition. This is especially true with infantry riflemen utilizing the ammunition carrying vest, which has no provisions for carrying cartridge magazines.
In the mid-1990s the M-1967 Modernized Load-Carrying Equipment or MLCE Field Pack is resurrected for use with IIFS system. A modified olive green version of the M-1967 MLCE Field Pack has been utilized for sometime as a "three-day training pack" in conjunction with the ALICE system, but is not a component of it. The IIFS version is manufactured in the woodland camouflage pattern and retains the same National Stock Number as the M-1967 MLCE version .
Vest, Ammunition Carrying - The ammunition carrying vest is intended for use by the infantry rifleman (grenadier) armed with the M203 or M79 grenade launcher. It is constructed of a seven ounce nylon fabric printed in the woodland camouflage pattern and weighs 2.1 pounds. empty. The ammunition carrying vest is compatible with the standard individual equipment belt which is secured to the ammunition carrying vest with 10 belt loops. The loops use hook and pile fasteners and snaps. The ammunition carrying vest has 18 permanently attached ammunition pockets that can carry 4 pyrotechnic and 14 high explosive 40mm rounds. The pocket covers are secured by one snap. A pull tab is used to open the pocket. The shoulders are protected by 1/2 inch foam padding. The ammunition carrying vest closes in front with two chest straps using plastic quick release buckles. Two 2¼ inch webbing and two D-Rings sewn to the back of the ammunition carrying vest can be used as equipment attachment points.
Vest, Tactical Load Carrying - The tactical load-carrying vest is constructed of a seven ounce nylon fabric printed in the woodland camouflage pattern and weighs 1.8 pounds empty. The tactical load-carrying vest is compatible with the standard individual equipment belt. The individual equipment belt is secured to the tactical load-carrying vest with 10 belt loops that use both hook and pile fasteners and snaps. The tactical load-carrying vest has four permanently attached ammunition pockets that can carry six 30-round cartridge magazines for the M16 rifle. The pocket covers are secured by one snap and a strip of hook and pile. A pull tab is used to open the pocket. Located directly below the ammunition pockets are two fragmentation grenade pockets. The shoulders are protected by 1/2 inch foam padding. The tactical load-carrying vest closes in front with two chest straps using plastic quick release buckles. Two 2¼ inch webbing and two D-Rings sewn to the back of the tactical load-carrying vest can be used as equipment attachment points.
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