The Marine Corps has issued thousands of new body armor vests that are lighter, more comfortable and allow more freedom of movement than the current vest, but offer less ballistic protection than the Corps' standard-issued armor.
The so-called 'scalable plate carrier' uses the same enhanced small arms protective plates and Kevlar ballistic inserts as the Corps' Interceptor body armor and modular tactical vest, but in a more streamlined, less bulky package than vests issued to most Marines.
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So far the Corps has fielded about 5,500 of the plate carriers, made by Eagle Industries of Fenton, Mo., throughout the three Marine Expeditionary Forces, but the vest is primarily intended for Leathernecks deployed to the western Pacific region and parts of Afghanistan, officials with Marine Corps Systems Command said.
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In February, Marine Commandant Gen. James Conway fired a shot across SysCom's bow in an interview with Fox News during his trip to Iraq and other Middle East war zones. Then, he wondered why the office responsible for equipping Marines chose the current MTV — which Leathernecks have nicknamed the 'Hesco' after the sand-filled wire-and-burlap barriers that protect remote bases from enemy fire.
He then ordered SysCom to come up with a new design, even though the Corps had already shipped 84,000 MTVs to the war zone.
'We put the last 25,000 [MTVs] on hold, and I asked, ‘How is it that we got to this point? What was our pre-selection survey like and wear test like to the extent that we've got this thing now in large volume,' ' Conway said during an Aug. 18 interview. 'Frankly, we're hard pressed to understand.'
Despite the plate carrier order, nearly six months after the commandant's request SysCom still hasn't followed through with a replacement for the MTV.
'We are currently gathering data and information from Marines returning from OIF and OEF,' said SysCom spokeswoman, Capt. Geraldine Carey, in an Aug. 7 email statement to Military.com. 'Once all the data is collected and analyzed, we will approach industry for possible new designs and or changes to the current body armor.'
The new plate carriers are essentially a slimmed-down version of the MTV, with larger arm holes, thinner shoulder straps and a shorter chest profile. The reduction in weight and lower silhouette of the plate carriers 'would allow greater mobility with reduced thermal stress in high elevations, thick vegetation and tropical environments,' SysCom said.
In 2004, the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit purchased plate carriers for its Marines during a deployment to the scorching deserts of southern Afghanistan. Since then, many troops have favored the uncomplicated plate carriers over their more weighty counterparts, which incorporate ballistic yokes, chin guards, groin protectors and various ballistic add-ons, depending on the mission.
'Now the Marines who are wearing [the MTV] repetitively don't like it so much,' Conway explained. 'It is heavier. It gives a little more protection — that is one of the net positives with it. We still need a lighter vest that gives us the same amount of protection.'
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In March 2007, the Corps received an 'urgent needs statement' from field commanders requesting the plate carriers for forces in Afghanistan and units deployed to Asia — where hot, jungle environments make wearing the 30-pound MTV impractical. Since then, the Corps made plans to buy nearly 10,000 plate carriers and has made them available to vehicle crewmen as well.
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'For the most part, we think the vest has particular application in Afghanistan because, once again, if you're climbing up and down mountains you want to be protected, but you don't want to be weighed down so much that you're just going to be sapped,' Conway said of the SPC vest.
The issue of body armor and the balance between ballistic protection and mobility has been a controversial one, particularly since casualties mounted in Iraq from powerful roadside bombs and armor-piercing sniper rounds. Universal love 2 mac os. As the blast injuries increased, the services added on new ballistic protection to their vests.
But the boost in protection came at the cost of comfort and weight; some vests topped 35 pounds with various accessories and stronger plates. That prompted some commanders to ask for leeway in how they outfit their troops, given the security environment and the type of terrain units operated in.
'I like the idea of modularization as long as you had some pieces that you could add or subtract' from the carrier, said David Woroner, a body armor expert and president of Survival Consultants International. 'Personal protection should be just that, it's a personal choice at some point.'
In January, the deputy commander for Marines in Iraq, Maj. Gen. John Allen, told Military.com he was on the verge of allowing his troops in Anbar province — which had seen a steep reduction in violence and roadside bomb casualties — to strip down their armor, leaving their chin guards, groin protectors and side plates at the base while on patrol.
That prompted a sharp rebuke from superiors in Baghdad who still believed the risk from IEDs was enough to keep Marines buttoned up behind the MTV's full ensemble.
The Marine Corps has issued thousands of new body armor vests that are lighter, more comfortable and allow more freedom of movement than the current vest, but offer less ballistic protection than the Corps' standard-issued armor.
The so-called 'scalable plate carrier' uses the same enhanced small arms protective plates and Kevlar ballistic inserts as the Corps' Interceptor body armor and modular tactical vest, but in a more streamlined, less bulky package than vests issued to most Marines.
The 3-button wired mouse measures 4.3' x 2.4' x 1.35' with a 4.92 foot (1.5 meter) cable Works with Windows and Mac OS (Note that the provided connector is USB-A, if your device only supports USB-C an additional adapter will be required). Plug and go ready Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging. Millions trust Grammarly's free writing app to make their online writing clear and effective. Getting started is simple — download Grammarly's extension today.
So far the Corps has fielded about 5,500 of the plate carriers, made by Eagle Industries of Fenton, Mo., throughout the three Marine Expeditionary Forces, but the vest is primarily intended for Leathernecks deployed to the western Pacific region and parts of Afghanistan, officials with Marine Corps Systems Command said.
It feels almost like Apple has become more of an 'iOS' company, and is becoming less and less of a 'Mac OS X' company. This caused me to start researching into alternative hardware – a thin & light 15″ laptop that will run Ubuntu Desktop for me, have a quad core i7 processor under the hood, with at least 8Gb RAM, and a very fast GPU. User activity on a mobile device is monitored and collected, and a resource usage model is constructed. The resource usage model describes a set of contexts in which the mobile device, and is the basis for determining a first exhaustion point for a resource. Based on the monitored activity, a prediction of a second exhaustion point for the resource time is made.
In February, Marine Commandant Gen. James Conway fired a shot across SysCom's bow in an interview with Fox News during his trip to Iraq and other Middle East war zones. Then, he wondered why the office responsible for equipping Marines chose the current MTV — which Leathernecks have nicknamed the 'Hesco' after the sand-filled wire-and-burlap barriers that protect remote bases from enemy fire.
He then ordered SysCom to come up with a new design, even though the Corps had already shipped 84,000 MTVs to the war zone.
'We put the last 25,000 [MTVs] on hold, and I asked, ‘How is it that we got to this point? What was our pre-selection survey like and wear test like to the extent that we've got this thing now in large volume,' ' Conway said during an Aug. 18 interview. 'Frankly, we're hard pressed to understand.'
Despite the plate carrier order, nearly six months after the commandant's request SysCom still hasn't followed through with a replacement for the MTV.
'We are currently gathering data and information from Marines returning from OIF and OEF,' said SysCom spokeswoman, Capt. Geraldine Carey, in an Aug. 7 email statement to Military.com. 'Once all the data is collected and analyzed, we will approach industry for possible new designs and or changes to the current body armor.'
The new plate carriers are essentially a slimmed-down version of the MTV, with larger arm holes, thinner shoulder straps and a shorter chest profile. The reduction in weight and lower silhouette of the plate carriers 'would allow greater mobility with reduced thermal stress in high elevations, thick vegetation and tropical environments,' SysCom said.
In 2004, the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit purchased plate carriers for its Marines during a deployment to the scorching deserts of southern Afghanistan. Since then, many troops have favored the uncomplicated plate carriers over their more weighty counterparts, which incorporate ballistic yokes, chin guards, groin protectors and various ballistic add-ons, depending on the mission.
'Now the Marines who are wearing [the MTV] repetitively don't like it so much,' Conway explained. 'It is heavier. It gives a little more protection — that is one of the net positives with it. We still need a lighter vest that gives us the same amount of protection.'
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In March 2007, the Corps received an 'urgent needs statement' from field commanders requesting the plate carriers for forces in Afghanistan and units deployed to Asia — where hot, jungle environments make wearing the 30-pound MTV impractical. Since then, the Corps made plans to buy nearly 10,000 plate carriers and has made them available to vehicle crewmen as well.
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'For the most part, we think the vest has particular application in Afghanistan because, once again, if you're climbing up and down mountains you want to be protected, but you don't want to be weighed down so much that you're just going to be sapped,' Conway said of the SPC vest.
The issue of body armor and the balance between ballistic protection and mobility has been a controversial one, particularly since casualties mounted in Iraq from powerful roadside bombs and armor-piercing sniper rounds. Universal love 2 mac os. As the blast injuries increased, the services added on new ballistic protection to their vests.
But the boost in protection came at the cost of comfort and weight; some vests topped 35 pounds with various accessories and stronger plates. That prompted some commanders to ask for leeway in how they outfit their troops, given the security environment and the type of terrain units operated in.
'I like the idea of modularization as long as you had some pieces that you could add or subtract' from the carrier, said David Woroner, a body armor expert and president of Survival Consultants International. 'Personal protection should be just that, it's a personal choice at some point.'
In January, the deputy commander for Marines in Iraq, Maj. Gen. John Allen, told Military.com he was on the verge of allowing his troops in Anbar province — which had seen a steep reduction in violence and roadside bomb casualties — to strip down their armor, leaving their chin guards, groin protectors and side plates at the base while on patrol.
That prompted a sharp rebuke from superiors in Baghdad who still believed the risk from IEDs was enough to keep Marines buttoned up behind the MTV's full ensemble.
But now it seems the restrictions have softened.
'A lot has to be left to the commander. Threats will vary in different locations,' explained Conway, who wore the SPC during a recent trip to the Middle East. 'You may have a sniper threat in one place and a shrapnel threat in another. You may have a commander whose force mainly rides to the fight and another one that has to climb up the side of mountains.'
'That we've got these various [types of armor vest] is marvelous,' Conway said.
– Christian (with help from contributor Kimberly Johnson)
Movies are a collaborative artform, where an effects-heavy film like Avengers: Endgame will have 12 minutes of end credits while thousands of names scroll by, and even a relatively lean crew like Parasite still involves over 100 people. So while the individual actors and directors who take home an Academy Award certainly deserve their share of the credit, it's worth remembering the small army it took to get them on stage at the Oscars.
In fact, many filmmakers not only depend on a top-level crew, but they frequently rely on the same small team of trusted collaborators on movie after movie to make their vision a reality. Here are some of the lesser-known names whose behind-the-scenes work helped create this year's slate of Oscar nominees.
Martin Scorsese, Thelma Schoonmaker, and Ellen Lewis
Martin Scorsese famously tends to draw from a small pool of his favorite actors, like Robert De Niro. But while The Irishman marks the ninth time De Niro has acted in a major Scorsese movie, it's also the first feature film Scorsese made with De Niro since Casino in 1995. As it turns out, the two people Scorsese truly relies on the most for his films are Ellen Lewis, who has been his casting director since his segment in 1989's New York Stories, and Thelma Schoonmaker, a three-time Oscar winner who has been Scorsese's film editor all the way back to Raging Bull. 'My artistic development came through him,' Schoonmaker recently told The Guardian. 'We don't fight and it has been a wonderful collaboration.'
Quentin Tarantino and Robert Richardson
Robert Richardson is another frequent Scorsese collaborator, having served as the director of photography on a half dozen of the director's films, including Oscar-winning work on The Aviator and Hugo. More recently, Richardson has been shooting for writer/director Quentin Tarantino on the Kill Bill movies, Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight, and now Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood. In a recent interview with Collider, Richardson noted that while he and Tarantino have built a comfortable working relationship over the years, Tarantino's closest collaborator in his career had been Sally Menke. Menke had edited all of Tarantino's films from Reservoir Dogs up through Inglourious Basterds, but she died tragically while hiking near Los Angeles in 2010.
Bong Joon-Ho and Song Kang-ho
Writer/director Bong Joon-ho hasn't always relied on the same team to make his movies. To shoot Best Picture nominee Parasite, however, he reunited many of the same crewmembers from his most recent prior film, Okja. That team includes Academy Award-nominated editor Jinmo Yang, sound supervisor Tae-young Choi, production designer Ha-jun Lee, costume designer Se-yeon Choi, and set decorator Won-woo Cho. He also cast actor Song Kang-ho as the father of a struggling family who cons their way into jobs in a wealthy household. Song has appeared in most of Bong's movies, back to 2003's Memories of Murder, but Parasite was the first time Song had to sign a strict non-disclosure agreement just to look at the script. 'We never sue each other [in Korea],' Bong joked at a recent panel appearance. 'It never happens.'
James Mangold, Michael McCusker, Phedon Papamichael, Donald Sylvester, and Andrew Buckland
Best Picture nominee Ford v Ferrari was produced and directed by James Mangold, who has been building a steady team of collaborators over the past two decades. Michael McCusker, nominated this year as a film editor, has been Mangold's go-to partner in the editing suite since his 2005 Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line (which earned McCusker his first Oscar nomination). Another standby on Mangold's filmmaking team is cinematographer Phedon Papamichael, who shot Ford v Ferrari, Logan, Knight and Day, 3:10 to Yuma, and Identity. Ford v Ferrari is also the sixth time Mangold has worked with sound editor Donald Sylvester, who also picked up an Oscar nod for the film, and the fourth time Mangold hired Andrew Buckland, who shares the editing nomination with McCusker. At a recent screening of the film, Mangold said his longtime team communicates with a kind of shorthand on set. '[Papamichael] is always looking for the same things that Mike [McCusker] is talking about,' Mangold said. 'We're all in agreement as to why we're there.'
J.J. Abrams, Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Dominic Tuohy, and Neal Scanlan
The visual effects team on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker collaborated to bring to life J.J. Abrams vision of Star Wars that melds practical effects with modern computer imagery — even going through the trouble of creating a new animatronic puppet for Maz Kanata after she had been entirely CGI in The Force Awakens. 'When you have a director that's actually putting the carrot out there for you or your extra expectations, it can be terrifying to try and meet that expectation,' Dominic Tuohy, who is also nominated this year for his work on 1917,told comicbook.com. 'But to have somebody who is an amazing visionary and leader, you rise to the challenge.' Roger Guyett earned his sixth Academy Award nomination this year for his visual effects work on The Rise of Skywalker, and this was his sixth movie working with director J.J. Abrams. Guyett and Tuohy share their nomination with Industrial Light and Magic visual effects supervisor Patrick Tubach, along with creature effects creator Neal Scanlan.
