Despite its issues, the USMC FILBE is certainly one of the top tier value-based packs available on the market today. Buy it, ruck with it, see how it behaves on long hikes, and upgrade it to fit your ...

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a ...

Marines training in the Arctic region of Norway last year reported that many of the Corps’ standard-issue FILBE pack frames were cracking and breaking because of the intense cold and harsh winter ...

M&M Manufacturing in Lajas, Puerto Rico, has received a $10.4 million modification to a previously awarded contract for production of the Marine Corps Pack System and Pack Components. This ...

Aug. 3 (UPI) --The Marine Corps will begin fielding a reinforced pack frame for their standard rucksacks as early as 2018 following reports of the current issue FILBE frames becoming brittle and ...

Alliant Techsystems announced today that its Eagle Industries business has received a five year, $50 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from Marine Corps Systems Command ...

A Ranger with 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, gathers his parachute after a static line jump from a CH-47 Chinook during an operation at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany. Recently Rangers ...