What equipment does a British Soldier carry?

This includes ammunition/weapon ancillaries, entrenching tool, bayonet, food and water (and a means to cook), protective and communications equipment. Soldiers will also often carry other items such as waterproof clothing and spare socks.

What goes inside an IFAK?

The IFAK II contains all the supplies of the old kit, with the addition of a second tourniquet, a tactical combat casualty card to annotate what kind of first aid was applied to a wounded Soldier, a marker, an eye shield, a rubber seal with a valve for sucking chest wounds, and a strap cutter.

What medical supplies do soldiers carry?

Individual first aid kits (IFAK)

• PPE (gloves, mask, eye protection)
• Small pocket mask, NPA, OPA.
• Trauma scissors.
• 1 or 2 tourniquets (SWAT-T, CAT)
• Chest decompression kit.
• 2-3 trauma dressings (Israeli type)
• 4-6 hemostatic dressings.
• 2-3 open chest seal (Bolin, Hyfin, Asherman)

What do SAS soldiers carry?

As well as carrying a bergen (or backpack), Special Forces troops wear an escape belt. This contains items that will enable them to survive for about two days if they have to operate without their bergen. These essentials would always include water, rations, extra ammunition and a survival knife.

Do soldiers carry first aid kits?

The IFAK was issued to every deploying Soldier via the Rapid Fielding Initiative. Weighing one pound, the IFAK consists of the following expendable medical items packaged inside of a modified MOLLE 100 round SAW ammo pouch. So far more than 900,000 IFAKs have been fielded to U.S. troops.

What is an IFAK army?

USMC IFAK Training Kit: IFAK Training Kit, NSN 6545-09-000-3081. (1 ea) Training Kit Pouch NSN 6545-09-000-3553. (1 ea) Quick Clot Empty Bag NSN 6515-09-000-3552. (1 ea.)

Are medevac helicopters armed?

Never mind that our sister services, special operations forces and allies are all able to field armed, dedicated CASEVAC/MEDEVAC helicopters!