Experience in Vietnam showed that the Ml7-series mask, while effective, provided more protection than necessary and was too heavy in the light-soldier environment experienced. What to do? Soldiers in the field needed protection against the riot-control agents in use and desired a lightweight, easily carried protective mask (or none at all).…
S.Sgt. Ray Harris brought the first bunch of leggings over to CCC in 1969, with Sgt. Howard Suger bringing more over later. Only teams in Command & Control Central (CCC) Kontum wore the WW2 Leggings. Here you can see that the standard lacing has been replaced with “550” cord and…
The AN/PRT-4 and AN/PRR-9 worked together as an attempt at a simple, lightweight Squad radio, albeit one-way. First fielded in Vietnam by the U.S. Army in March 1967, the idea was to extend an infantry platoon and/or squad leaders’ command and control beyond verbal, hand signals and personal contact communications.…
Our recent photo shoot was inspired by and is in tribute to RT New York, we used photos of John St. Martin before the mission to recreate his uniform and equipment that you see above, one interesting note is that he didn’t use a rucksack. 1: The boonie is a Vietnamese…