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Canvas Army

Saturday, August 13th, 2011

What type or designation of cold / Arctic Weather (-50 below) clothing does the question of U.S. military his troops?

Is it still the fabric of cloth "swallow" hooded parkas of the Korean War era? Or there were impove U.S. Army cold weather clothing (and tents, stoves, etc.)? Thank you! Could you provide more detail for the system ECWC, and a site that actually works or is not censored for security reasons? What kind of gloves extreme cold does the Army provide his soldiers to the Arctic? I'm from Boston and NATICK LABS is just a bus ride away from me, but its limit.

The extensive system of cold Clothing Weather (ECWC, pronounced EK-wiks) https://www.peosoldier.army.mil/factsheets/SEQ_CIE_ECWCS.pdf

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