I found this "action shot" of ThinkGeek's cool, geeky and useful Titanium Spork in Iraq, but but it begs the question "What the hell is that guy wearing?"
It appears to be some sort of urban camouflaged load-bearing vest/body armor I've never seen before. I wonder if this stuff is now standard issue or if he's testing it? I hope it's an indication that we're finally getting the right equipment for this kind of warfare to the soldiers on the ground.
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That's standard army issue body armor. Nothing special, just has added shoulder protection, SAW ammo pouches, and unauthorized KA-BAR.
Thats a MOLLE gear/body armor vest. they also make assault packs and vests that are equiped with MOLLE which are all those straps you see on the vest. They are used to attached different kinds of pouches depending on the gear you're carring. MOLLE stands for Modular Lightweight Load-Carring Equipment. Thats body 4 plated body armor hes wearing and it is also equipped with the shoulder plates, he might be stations with a light armored division or be a turret gunner.
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