Individual Integrated Fighting System

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The Integrated Individual Fighting System (IIFS), often appropriated as "Individual Integrated Fighting System" in unofficial contexts, is a load-carrying equipment and existence system. It was introduced in 1988 as a possible replacement for the All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment (ALICE) system, itself employed by the United States military since 1973. The components of IIFS are: the ITLBV (Individual Tactical Load-bearing Vest), later replaced by the ETLBV (Enhanced Tactical Load-bearing Vest); the Grenade Carrier Vest (GCV); the Field Pack, Large with Internal Frame (FPLIF); and the ECWSS (Extreme Cold Weather Sleeping System) sleeping bag, cover, and sleep accessories. The official name of the vest is ITLBV (Individual Tactical Load-bearing Vest), though it is sometimes shortened to TLBV (Tactical Load-bearing Vest). It is also unofficially known as the 'M-1988 LBV' or 'LBV-88'. The ETLBV (Enhanced Tactical Load-bearing Vest) was a redesign of the TLBV in the mid...

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