Making a soldier tote more load to make up for poor planning, lousy logistics, and inadequate resupply in this day and age makes no sense.
FIBLE Bergen - 17 lbs
3 days of MREs (3 per day) - 13.9 lbs
3 Litres of water - 6.6 lbs
MSS 4 Part sleep system - 10 lbs
Total already - 47.5 lbs
USMC Marines won't be walking very far, very fast.
Going back to an ALICE pack external frame way of thinking seems to be a retrograde step over the more robust and lighter ILBE pack that preceded it.
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