page_title: All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment
hierarchical_section_title: All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment
context_page_description: The All-Purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment was adopted as United States Army Standard A on 17 January 1973 to replace the M-1956 Individual Load-Carrying Equipment and M-1967 Modernized Load-Carrying Equipment. Although since superseded by MOLLE, ALICE gear is still in some limited use in the U.S. Army in National Guard and training units, as well as by Navy and Air Force ground units.
context_section_description: The All-Purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment (ALICE) was adopted as United States Army Standard A on 17 January 1973 to replace the M-1956 Individual Load-Carrying Equipment (ILCE) and M-1967 Modernized Load-Carrying Equipment (MLCE). Although since superseded by MOLLE, ALICE gear is still in some limited use in the U.S. Army in National Guard and training units, as well as by Navy and Air Force ground units.
caption: U.S. Army infantryman wearing ALICE circa 1973
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