U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Robert Peas (left) and Lance Cpl. Cameron O’Hara (right), infantry Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, sprint to cover during the ...

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean Nash, a rifleman with 1st Marine Division, provides cover fire while wearing the Plate Carrier Generation III during the Integrated Training Exercise at Marine Air ...

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean Nash provides cover fire while wearing the Plate Carrier Generation III during the Integrated Training Exercise at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms ...

Marine Corps Systems Command is seeking proposals from industry for procurement of a "maximum of 680,706, ... "This, along with other recent initiatives such as the Plate Carrier Gen III, ...

The new plates — when combined with the new Plate Carrier Gen III system — will reduce a Marine’s load burden by a total of eight to 10 pounds, according to Pierce.