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Weight. approx. 22 lbs (about 10 kg) The Soldier Plate Carrier System (SPCS), known commercially as the KDH Magnum TAC-1, is a plate carrier developed for the U.S. Army which provides protection in accordance with if not greater than, the Improved Outer Tactical Vest. [2] The SPCS is a lighter alternative to the IOTV, with increased mobility ...
Specialist is a military rank in some countries' armed forces. Two branches of the United States Armed Forces use the rank. It is one of the four junior enlisted ranks in the United States Army, above private (PVT), private (PV2), and private first class and is equivalent in pay grade to corporal; in the United States Space Force, four grades of specialist comprise the four junior enlisted ...
2018–present. Used by. U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force. The Modular Scalable Vest ( MSV) is a bullet-resistant vest that has been introduced by the United States Armed Forces in 2018. The Modular Scalable Vest is replacing all other body armor systems in use, including the OTV (Outer Tactical Vest), IOTV (Improved Outer Tactical Vest) and SPCS ...
United States Army enlisted rank insignia. The chart below shows the current enlisted rank insignia of the United States Army, with seniority, and pay grade, increasing from right to left. The enlisted ranks of corporal (E-4) and higher are considered non-commissioned officers (NCOs). The rank of specialist is also in pay grade E-4, but does ...
The Improved Outer Tactical Vest ( IOTV) is an enhanced version of, and a replacement for, the older Outer Tactical Vest (OTV) component of the Interceptor Multi-Threat Body Armor System, as fielded by the United States Army beginning in the mid-2000s. The IOTV is compatible with the Deltoid and Axillary Protector System (DAPS) components ...
Scalable Plate Carrier. A USMC Brigadier General wearing a Scalable Plate Carrier in Afghanistan in 2011. The Scalable Plate Carrier ( SPC) is a plate carrier used by the United States Marine Corps as an alternative to the heavier Modular Tactical Vest (MTV).
Insignia. 4th Space Control Squadron emblem (approved 5 June 1995) [2] [note 1] The United States Space Force's 4th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron ( 4 EWS) is an offensive space electromagnetic warfare unit [1] formerly located at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, stood up operations 1 July 2014 [3] at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. [4]
The 18th Space Defense Squadron (18 SDS) is a United States Space Force Space Domain Awareness unit located at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.The 18th SDS is tasked with executing command and control of the space surveillance network (SSN), maintaining the resident space object (RSO) database and managing United States Space Command's space situational awareness (SSA) sharing program ...