It goes by many names: Deuce gear, TA-50, or 782 gear. Whatever the nickname, load-bearing equipment is some of the most important kit carried by infantry, special operations, and anyone else whose ...

The use of load-bearing vests is migrating from troops to cops as more law enforcement agencies look to curb how much weight an officer or sheriff has to carry around his or her waist. Over the past ...

If you are old enough, and most especially if you are a military veteran, you remember the infamous “LBE”—load bearing equipment or load bearing vest (LBV). It was designed to carry spare magazines, ...

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (20 April 2011) - PEO Soldier has recently developed new videos highlighting the proper care of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and load bearing equipment such as the Modular ...

The Blue Force Gear RACKminus is a minimalist piece of load bearing equipment (LBE), a chest rig half the thickness of a dime and half the weight of a loaded M4 magazine. Some in the tactical ...

SINGAPORE — Besides revamping soldiers' fitness regimes, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will look at ways to lighten their load and have them stay cool while in action. .embed-container { position: ...

The off-load marine hook is found on many workboats and military vessels and is used to launch fast rescue craft and other similar small manned boats from the deck of a ship using a davit or other ...