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2. MA-1 bomber jacket - Wikipedia

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   The MA-1 bomber jacket (also known as the MA-1 flight jacket) is an American military jacket which was developed in the 1950s. [1] The MA-1 and its predecessor, the B-15 flight jacket , were originally developed and needed at that time because the characteristics of the new jet aircraft created new requirements for pilot performance, safety ...

3. List of United States Marine Corps individual equipment

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   The APECS is structurally almost identical to ECWCS shell jacket and trousers. The Lightweight Exposure Suit offers similar capabilities. [16] The Combat Desert Jacket is a lighter suit to protect Marines from the harsh desert climate. [17] The Extreme Cold Weather Parka & Trouser offer heavy protection from cold weather, and include overboots ...

4. MA-2 bomber jacket - Wikipedia

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   MA-2 bomber jacket with the large front cargo pockets MA-2 bomber jack with Raindance logo. The MA-2 bomber jacket (also known as the MA-2 flight jacket or CWU-45 flight jacket) is an advanced version derived of the original MA-1 bomber jacket that was originally designed for the American military during the 1950s. CWU stands for "Cold Weather ...

5. Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops - Wikipedia

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   Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT, pronounced / ˈ p æ z ɡ ə t / PAZ-gət) is a combat helmet and ballistic vest that was used by the United States military from the early 1980s until the early or mid-2000s, when the helmet and vest were succeeded by the Lightweight Helmet (LWH), Modular Integrated Communications Helmet (MICH), and Interceptor body armor (IBA) respectively.

6. Interceptor multi-threat body armor system - Wikipedia

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   Originally the entire IBA system weighed 16.4 pounds (7.4 kg), [5] with the large vest weighing 8.4 pounds (3.8 kg), [6] and two plate inserts weighing 4 pounds (1.8 kg) each. This is much lighter than the previous Ranger Body Armor fielded in Somalia which weighed 25.1 pounds (11.4 kg), as well as the PASGT/ISAPO combination, which weighed ...

7. Flight jacket - Wikipedia

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   In 2001 the bomber jacket found its way into high fashion with Raf Simon's "Riot, Riot, Riot" MA-1 jacket [3]. The jacket also featured prominently in Prada's men's fall 2023 collection [ 4 ] . The military bomber jacket was made to be versatile for functionality as it was a lightweight jacket that kept aircrews warm.