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Family of Improved Load Bearing Equipment (FILBE) is a series of equipment used by the United States Marine Corps for personal load carrying. It comprises the backpack and various attachments carried by an individual Marine in the field. The FILBE was designed as an improvement over the prior ILBE system that was not compatible with the newest body armor systems.

The FILBE consists of the following components:

  1. USMC Pack System
  2. Main Pack
    1. Frame
    2. Shoulder Harness Assembly
    3. Hip belt
    4. Main Bag
  3. Assault Pack
  4. Assault Pouch
  5. Sustainment Pouch (qty. 2)
  6. Hydration Pouch (qty. 2)
  7. Hydration Carrier
  8. Hydration Bladder System (CamelBak)
    1. 100 oz. Hydration Bladder
    2. Tube Kit
    3. Tube Holder
    4. Hydration Bite Valve with Cover
  9. Sternum Cinch
  10. Sub-Belt (known as "Girth Hip Belt")
  11. Repair kit
    1. Toaste Ellipse Cordloc
    2. Grimloc
    3. GTLL Split-bar
    4. 1" Male Techno Grab (qty. 2)
    5. 1" Female Snap-on Repairable (qty. 2)
  12. USMC Pack Instruction Card
  13. Chest Rig
  14. USMC Chest Rig Assembly
  15. Harness Assembly
  16. USMC Chest Rig Repair Kit
    1. Attaching Strap Assembly (for MTV/SPC)(2 pair)
    2. IMTV/PC Attaching Strap Assembly (2 pair)
    3. 1" Quick Attach Surface Mount (6 each)
    4. 1" Single Bar Repairable, Male (2 each)
    5. 1" Waveloc Repairable, Female (2 each)
    6. 1" Waveloc Repairable, Male (2 each)
  17. USMC Chest Rig Instruction Card
  18. USMC Equipment Pouches
  19. 9mm 15 Round Magazine pouch
  20. M16/M4 Speed Reload Magazine pouch
  21. M16/M4 Single/Double Magazine pouch
  22. 40mm Grenade pouch
  23. Pop-up Flare pouch
  24. M67 Grenade pouch
  25. Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW)/Utility pouch
  26. 12 Gauge Shotgun Shell pouch
  27. Multi Grenade pouch
  28. Dump pouch
  29. USMC Holster
  30. USMC Corpsman Assault System
  31. Medical Assault Pack
  32. Medical Sustainment Bag
  33. Modular Medical Pouch
  34. Medical Thigh Rig
  35. Medical Inserts
    1. Narc Pouch
    2. Medium Pouch (Qty. 2)
    3. Large Pouch (Qty. 2)
    4. Small Reversible Pouch (Qty. 2)
    5. Medium Reversible Pouch (Qty. 2)
    6. Elastic Panel (Qty. 2)
    7. Double Pocket Panel
    8. Triple Pocket Panel
    9. Stacked Pocket Panel
  36. Individual Water Purification System

References

Family of Improved Load Bearing Equipment Wikipedia
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