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Special OPS clothing for everyone.


If you have to face extreme cold weather this winter, consider wearing Special Operations Forces Those Active and Reserve Component forces of the Military Services designated by the Secretary of Defense and specifically organized, trained, and equipped to conduct and support special operations. Also called SOF.  Personal Equipment Advanced Requirements (SPEAR) Lightweight Use in English
The word lightweight is conserderd one of the most insulting words in the English language. Is is the only word in the English language is every part of speech at the same time. One lightweight of note is Jason.
 Environmental Protection (LEP (Light Emitting Polymer) An organic polymer that glows (emits photons) when excited by electricity. LEP screens are used to make organic LED (OLED) displays and are expected to compete with LCD screens in the future. See OLED. ).

LEP is a system of cold weather clothing (Naut.) a long piece of canvas of tarpaulin used to preserve the hammocks from injury by the weather when stowed in the nettings.

See also: Weather
 originally developed for special ops. But now it's it's  

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 available to anyone in the military. LEP must be worn with the extended cold weather clothing system The Extended Cold Weather Clothing System (ECWCS; pronounced "EK-wax") is a protective clothing system developed in the 1980s by the United States Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, Natick, Massachusetts.  (ECWCS ECWCS Extended Cold Weather Clothing System ) parka and trousers Trousers (or pants in Canada, South Africa and the United States, and sometimes called slacks or breeches — often pronounced /bɹɪtʃɪz/ .

Worn together in layers, these clothes will protect you in cold down to -20[degrees]F.

The underwear is made of treated polyester polyester, synthetic fiber, produced by the polymerization of the product formed when an alcohol and organic acid react. The outstanding characteristic of polyesters is their ability to resist wrinkling and to spring back into shape when creased.  knit to wick moisture moisture

wetness due to any liquid; usually refers to water as a component, e.g. in feed.


moisture free
a substance heated at 220°F (105°C) to constant weight. Called also oven-dry or 100% dry matter.
 away from the body. The overalls are made of polyester/lycra fleece fleece, mat of wool formed by shearing a sheep in one continuous operation. The average fleece weighs from 5 to 10 lb (2.3–4.5 kg); in highbred wool sheep such as the American Merinos a ram's fleece may reach 30 lb (13.6 kg). . The shirt and jacket A plastic housing that contains a floppy disk. The 5.25" disk is built into a flexible jacket; the 3.5" disk uses a rigid jacket.  are made of fleece. All clothing is available in black or green.

LEP is made up of seven garments:

* silk-weight undershirt and drawers

* mid-weight undershirt and drawers

* stretch fleece bib bib - BibTeX  overalls

* heavy-weight fleece shirt

* wind-resistant fleece jacket
Layer 1, Silk-weight Undershirt

Size                       Color        NSN 8415-01-

Small regular              Black          501-7074
Small regular              Green          502-4366 *
Medium regular             Black          501-7075
Medium regular             Green          502-4368
Large regular              Black          501-7077
Large regular              Green          502-4370
Large long                 Black          501-7108
Large long                 Green          502-4371
X-large regular            Black          501-7113
X-large regular            Green          502-4373
X-large long               Black          501-7114
X-large long               Green          502-4375

Layer 2, Mid-weight Undershirt

Size                       Color        NSN 8415-01-

Small regular              Black          501-7145
Small regular              Green          502-3321
Medium regular             Black          501-7144
Medium regular             Green          502-3322
Large regular              Black          501-7401
Large regular              Green          502-3324
Large long                 Black          501-7404
Large long                 Green          502-3328
X-large regular            Black          501-7402
X-large regular            Green          502-3325
X-large long               Black          501-7403
X-large long               Green          502-3341

Layer 1, Silk-weight Drawers

Size                       Color        NSN 8415-01-

Small regular              Black          501-6888
Small regular              Green          502-3285
Medium regular             Black          501-6891
Medium regular             Green          502-3287
Large regular              Black          501-6892
Large regular              Green          502-3288
Large long                 Black          501-6894
Large long                 Green          502-3289
j X-large regular          Black          501-6896
X-large regular            Green          502-3290
X-largelong                Black          501-6897
X-large long               Green          502-3292

Layer 2, Mid-weight Drawers

Size                       Color        NSN 8415-01-

Small regular              Black          501-6858
Small regular              Green          502-3560
Medium regular             Black          501-6863
Medium regular             Green          502-3566
Large regular              Black          501-6864
Large regular              Green          502-3568
Large long                 Black          501-6865
Large long                 Green          502-3562
X-large regular            Black          501-6868
X-large regular            Green          502-3564
X-large long               Black          501-6869
X-large long               Green          502-3565

Layer 3, Stretch Fleece Bib Overalls

Size                         Color        NSN 8415-01-

Small regular                Black          502-3981 *
Small regular                Green          502-3692
Medium regular               Black          502-3984 *
Medium regular               Green          502-3714
Large regular                Black          502-4029 *
Large regular                Green          502-3715
Large long                   Black          502-4030 *
Large long                   Green          502-3718
X-large regular              Black          502-4031 *
X-large regular              Green          502-3720
X-large long                 Black          502-4032 *
X-large long                 Green          502-3721

* Order on DD Form 1348-6
and put "NSN not on AMDF"
in the REMARKS block.

Layer 4, Heavy-weight Fleece Shirt

Size                         Color        NSN 8415-01-

X-small                      Black          472-3526
X-small                      Green          501-7420
Small                        Black          461-8336
Small                        Green          501-7432
Medium                       Black          461-8337
Medium                       Green          501-7476
Large                        Black          461-8341
Large                        Green          501-7492
X-large                      Black          461-8356
X-large                      Green          501-7531

Layer 5, Wind-resistant Fleece Jacket

Size                         Color        NSN 8415-01-

Small regular                Black          501-7143
Small regular                Green          502-3646
Medium regular               Black          501-7406
Medium regular               Green          502-3647
Large regular                Black          501-7407
Large regular                Green          502-3648
Large long                   Black          501-7408
Large long                   Green          502-3649
X-large regular              Black          501-7409
X-large regular              Green          502-3651
X-large long                 Black          501-7410
X-large long                 Green          502-3652
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Title Annotation:Cold Weather Clothing ...; Special Operations Forces
Publication:PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Nov 1, 2005
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