All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment

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All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment (ALICE) is a U.S. military load-bearing gear system introduced in the 1970s that uses belts, suspenders, and rucksacks to carry soldiers’ equipment.

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instanceOf U.S. military equipment ⓘ
military load-bearing equipment system ⓘ
abbreviation ALICE ⓘ
acronymMeaning All-purpose ⓘ
Carrying ⓘ
Equipment ⓘ
Individual ⓘ
Lightweight ⓘ
category military load-bearing vests and rigs ⓘ
military personal equipment ⓘ
color olive drab ⓘ
component belt ⓘ
frame ⓘ
pouches ⓘ
rucksack ⓘ
suspenders ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designedBy U.S. Army Natick Laboratories ⓘ
designedFor field operations ⓘ
infantry soldiers ⓘ
feature adjustable suspenders ⓘ
external-frame rucksack option ⓘ
modular attachment of pouches to belt and suspenders ⓘ
quick-release belt buckle ⓘ
intendedAdvantage greater carrying capacity ⓘ
improved durability in wet environments ⓘ
reduced weight compared to earlier systems ⓘ
introducedBy U.S. Army ⓘ
linked to: United States Army
introducedInDecade 1970s ⓘ
laterColorVariant woodland camouflage ⓘ
material nylon ⓘ
purpose to carry individual soldier equipment ⓘ
replaced M-1956 Load-Carrying Equipment ⓘ
M-1967 Modernized Load-Carrying Equipment ⓘ
replacedMaterialOfPredecessor cotton canvas ⓘ
standardizedAs U.S. Army standard individual load-carrying system (1970s–1990s) ⓘ
supportsAttachmentOf ammunition pouches ⓘ
canteen covers ⓘ
entrenching tool carriers ⓘ
first aid/compass pouches ⓘ
usedBy United States Army ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
usedInConflict Cold War-era operations ⓘ
Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
Vietnam War (late period) ⓘ
wasLaterReplacedBy Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment ⓘ
wasLaterSupplementedBy All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment, Enhanced ⓘ

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Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment → replaced → All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment ⓘ
All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment → wasLaterSupplementedBy → All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment, Enhanced ⓘ
linked to: All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment
ALICE → acronymFor → All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment ⓘ