The History and Components of The US Military's ALICE and LINCLOE LCE Systems

Its been building up to this one for a while now but we've finally reached the point where the ALICE system is covered in a video but we're also looking at the M1972 and LINCLOE LCE systems too. A very special thanks to Gear Rack which sponsored the video as well as provided a few ALICE pieces. If you're looking to get your hands on some ALICE equipment or just military surplus in general you can check them out at gearrack.com and remember first time buyers can use the promo code uniformhistory10 at checkout to get 10% off their order. Additionally a thank you to US Militaria Forum user keystone for providing some LINCLOE related pictures and resources. ---------- Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:21 The Mayaguez Incident 3:24 The LINCLOE Project 8:31 Item Breakdown Factors 9:13 Vests 11:16 Suspenders 13:03 Belts 15:31 First Aid Pouches 16:55 Ammunition Pouches 19:03 Entrenching Tool Carriers 19:59 Canteen Pouches 21:53 LINCLOE Packs 25:54 Medium ALICE Packs 29:07 Large ALICE Packs 31:16 Frames and Cargo Shelves 34:00 Shoulder Straps, Waist Pads, and Straps 38:10 Straps, Extenders, and Covers 40:01 ALICE's Usage and Eventual Discontinuation 42:36 Resources and Further Reading 44:08 Outro ---------- Also as mentioned at the end here are some useful links to a few documents and resources: 1973 ALICE Manual: https://ciehub.info/ref/ALICEUseCare.pdf 1977 General Manual: https://archive.org/details/careuseofindivid00unit/mode/2up 1975 LINCLOE History Report: https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdf