A few notes from Strank

Некоторое время назад заинтересовался темой военных журналистов. Результатом изысканий стала небольшая подборка фотографий - http://seals.io.ua/album497293 - и пара ссылок в "избранном".

Сообщение от By Dan Morrison for KVAL News

As far as the vest, I put it in the same category as the helmet. It is not an item I want to scrimp on. With a little research I discovered Eagle Industries manufactures the vest worn by Marines, so I bought mine for $638.


For what it’s worth, its technical name is Scalable Plate Carrier. They come in various styles and colors. You want either Coyote Brown, Sand or Khaki. You are, after all, going to be walking around in a desert, not a jungle.


But the Coyote Brown and the Sand colored vests are mostly back ordered, so you’ll probably end up with a khaki vest, and I must say my khaki vest looks more green than khaki.


One reason the Eagle vest is so expensive is that it is covered with loops used in the MOLLE system, which is a fancy name for a way of hanging all kinds of cool stuff on your vest while you wear it.


The other, more serious reason for the cost is the Eagle Scalable Plate Carrier has a quick release system that allows a medic to pull a cord which immediately causes your vest to come apart, allowing that medic to treat a wound before you bleed out.

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PS: Хорошая статья для размышлений по поводу подготовки к командировке журналистки в Афган (2009): http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/a...to-afghanistan