The Improved Load Bearing Equipment (ILBE) is a load carrying system designed to provide a durable and lightweight means for the deployed Marine to transport individual combat clothing and equipment.
The ILBE system improved upon durability, comfort, system complexity, system weight sustainability, and greater integration with the Outer Tactical Vest, Modular Tactical Vest, and Scalable Plate Carrier.
The ILBE Pack System consists of three main components:
1) Main Pack 5,500 cubic inches
2) Assault pack 1,500 cubic inches
3) 100 oz hydration system
Additional components:
1) Three M16/M4 Magazine pouches
2) Two M67 grenade pouches
3) One M16/M4 speed reload pouch
4) One Magazine dump pouch
![U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-10/mil-carlos-del-toro-uss-atlanta-1800.jpg?itok=28vQST14 "U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announces the branch's newest Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine will be named the "USS Atlanta" during a ceremony at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum on Oct. 23, 2024. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Riley Bunch/TNS)")
