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individual load-carrying equipment (ILCE)
M-1956 load-carrying equipment is a individual load-carrying equipment (ILCE).
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also known as the individual load-carrying equipment (ILCE)
developed by the U.S. Army
first issued in the early 1960s
quickly configured, using no tools, to accommodate various mission and ammunition loads
The M-1956 LCE remained in service through the 1980s and set the standard for future United States military load-carrying equipment.
olive drab cotton webbing
Slide keepers were used to attach the various pouches of the M-1956 equipment to the pistol belt.
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M-1956 load-carrying equipment equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.