![]() Lighter and slimmer than the RBAV, the LBT 6094A came in a “shooter cut” with plate pockets that allowed me to run my M4 without fighting the vest. One of our attached Navy WMD specialists gave me a London Bridge Trading (LBT) 6094A and a set of LTC 28340 plates. ![]() It got to the point where I began looking to find a more durable alternative that was both lighter, and less restrictive to fight in, even if I had to pay for it myself. ![]() Duct tape and dental floss fixes dotted the vest where the sewing had failed. During both deployments, the vest required repeated repairs. I had been originally issued the Eagle RBAV (Releasable Body Armor Vest), a platform I ran for three trips (one to Iraq and two in Afghanistan). It came out to 26 lbs all in, not including specialty items and tools we occasionally carried. We trimmed our basic load down four to five M4 magazines, two initiators for interior charges, an M67 frag grenade, and, in my case, both an MBITR and PRC-117G with associated cables, PTT and antenna. The CIF was tasked with direct action, hostage rescue, counter proliferation and counter terrorism actions.ĭue to the nature of assaulting/fighting in an urban environment, I ran as light and as slim as possible. I spent 2008-2012 as an assaulter in the Commanders In-Extremis Force, with my final years there as an Assault High Cell Leader.
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