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 of America
surface form: United States
designedBy U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center
surface form: 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 United States Army
surface form: U.S. Army
introducedInDecade 1970s
laterColorVariant woodland camouflage
material nylon
purpose to carry individual soldier equipment
replaced M-1956 Load-Carrying Equipment
M-1956 Load-Carrying Equipment
surface form: 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
post-Tet Offensive phase of Vietnam War
surface form: Vietnam War (late period)
wasLaterReplacedBy Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment
wasLaterSupplementedBy All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment, Enhanced
ALICE acronymFor All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment