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Originally Posted by MaybeStopCalling
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That pic is from Kosovo 99/00, (I was a C-9 gunner in Assault Troop) it's memebers of RCR Pioneer Platoon, I worked with them here and there during our deployment. Great bunch of guys, hard as f**k, and they were all giants. When the pioneers and Assault troop were deployed to Gratzineecha (spelling) to help out with the riots that were occuring, I remember a Pioneer picking people up over his head and throwing them back into the crowd. The french that were there gassed (tear gas) the rioters, but because of the wind, it carried the smoke to where our position was, we bore the brunt of the effects and I puked a few times.
I liked my LBV, it was better than issued webbing. It would hold a lot more gear than the webbing and was more comfortable to wear, especially in armoured vehicles. My only gripe was none of the pouches would fit a box of C-9 ammo, so I had to put 600 rounds of linked 5.56 loose in the pockets.
We didn't always wear the flak jackets, but our strike face plates were in the LBV as SOP. Back then, the back plate was much larger than the chest plate, and it would really make your back sore after wearing it all day at a check point or on patrol.