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Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT, pronounced ) is a
combat helmet A combat helmet, also called a ballistic helmet, battle helmet, or helmet system (for some Modular design, modular accessory-centric designs) is a type of helmet designed to serve as a piece of body armor intended to protect the wearer's head du ...
and
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that was used by the
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from the early 1980s until the early or mid-2000s, when the helmet and vest were succeeded by the
Lightweight Helmet The Lightweight Helmet (LWH), also known as the Lightweight Marine Corps Helmet or Lightweight Marine Helmet, is an armored helmet that is used by the United States Marine Corps and U.S. Navy. It is the U.S. Marine Corps' replacement for the PAS ...
(LWH),
Modular Integrated Communications Helmet The Modular Integrated Communications Helmet (MICH) is a U.S. combat helmet and one of several used by the country's military. It was developed by the United States Army Soldier Systems Center to be the next generation of protective combat he ...
(MICH), and
Interceptor body armor The Interceptor multi-threat body armor system (IBA) is a bullet-resistant body armor system that was used by the United States Armed Forces during the 2000s, with some limited usage into the mid-2010s. IBA and its design replaced the older sta ...
(IBA) respectively. Designed in the mid-1970s as a replacement for the M1 helmet and previous fragmentation vests, prototypes of the PASGT were tested in the late 1970s before being fielded in the early 1980s. Around the early or mid-2000s, the PASGT vest began being replaced by the IBA and the PASGT helmet was replaced soon thereafter with the LWH and MICH. As of 2018, the only remaining U.S. military users of PASGT in any capacity U.S. Navy, which retains the PASGT helmet for use by sailors aboard its warships, in addition to a PASGT-derived vest known as the "U.S. Navy Flak Jacket".


Name

PASGT is an acronym, standing for Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops. When used by itself, PASGT refers to both the vest and helmet together. In the U.S. military, the PASGT helmet was most commonly known by its wearers as simply the "Kevlar". The nickname has since been adopted for usage with other helmets. The PASGT helmet was also referred to by its wearers in the U.S. military as the "K-pot", similar in name to the colloquial nickname "steel pot" for the steel M1 helmet, which was in widespread U.S. military usage from the 1940s to the 1980s, including the
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. The PASGT helmet was also, but less commonly, known by its wearers as the "Fritz" helmet for its resemblance to the
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, which was the standard helmet used by the German military forces in the First and Second World Wars. On the other hand, the PASGT vest was colloquially known as the "
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" or "flak vest" by its wearers in the U.S. military, a continuation of the nickname from earlier nylon and fiberglass-based protective vests.


Helmet

The PASGT helmet is a
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first employed by the
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in 1983 and eventually adopted by many other military and law enforcement agencies internationally. The shell is made from 19 layers of
Kevlar Kevlar (para-aramid) is a strong, heat-resistant synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora. Developed by Stephanie Kwolek at DuPont in 1965, the high-strength material was first used commercially in the early 1970s as ...
, a ballistic
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fabric treated with a phenolic resin system, and is rated at Threat Level IIIA. The helmet offers protection against shrapnel and ballistic threats. It meets the 1800 requirement of MIL-STD-662 E. It weighs from (size extra small) to (extra large).


Overview

The PASGT helmet is typically painted
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, though other colors such as tan, grey, and black could also be used. Camouflage was available in the form of cloth helmet covers with varying camouflage patterns, such as
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, six-color desert, and three-color desert. Some PASGT helmets were retrofitted with newer camouflage colors, such as the
Universal Camouflage Pattern The Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP) is a digital camouflage pattern formerly used by the United States Army in their Army Combat Uniform. Laboratory and field tests from 2002 to 2004 showed a pattern named "All-Over Brush" to provide the ...
and
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. Outside military use, the PASGT helmet has been used by
SWAT A SWAT (''Special Weapons and Tactics'') team is a generic term for a police tactical unit within the United States, though the term has also been used by other nations. SWAT units are generally trained, equipped, and deployed to res ...
teams, where it is often painted black. It has also been used by
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peacekeepers, where it is often painted United Nations blue. When worn with a helmet cover, the PASGT helmet is often fitted with an elastic band around it that has two light recharging glow patches (sometimes known as "cat eyes") on the rear, intended to reduce
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incidents. These bands are also used to hold vegetation or small personal items, as with the M1 helmet before it. These bands can have names and
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printed on them to identify the wearer and their blood type in the event of a casualty. In the U.S. Army, PASGT helmets often featured a patch with the wearer's rank insignia on it stitched onto the front, and/or a second patch showing the symbol of the wearer's unit on the sides. The U.S. Marines wore the
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insignia on the front of the helmet as an iron-on transfer, similar to the one worn by Marines on the breast pocket of the BDU. This practice continued with the adoption of the LWH, but fell out of use and was discontinued because the mounting base for night vision devices covered the emblem, and required a hole in the fabric to attach, defacing the symbol.


Development

The PASGT helmet was developed by the
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after the Vietnam War during the mid-to-late 1970s. It completely replaced the steel M1 helmet in U.S. military service by the end of the 1980s. It first saw use in combat in 1983 during
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in Grenada, became standard issue for the U.S. military in 1985, and completely replaced the M1 helmet for frontline troops by the end of the decade. Army units stationed in Alaska were the last to receive the helmets, some not getting the PASGT until 1988.


Accessories

Various add-on accessories were developed for the PASGT helmet, including an improved chinstrap to keep the helmet stable when worn by
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s conducting airborne operations, as well as a helmet mount assembly to attach
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s, and a
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visor mount.


Replacement

The PASGT helmet was replaced in U.S. military service by the
Lightweight Helmet The Lightweight Helmet (LWH), also known as the Lightweight Marine Corps Helmet or Lightweight Marine Helmet, is an armored helmet that is used by the United States Marine Corps and U.S. Navy. It is the U.S. Marine Corps' replacement for the PAS ...
for the U.S. Marine Corps and the
Modular Integrated Communications Helmet The Modular Integrated Communications Helmet (MICH) is a U.S. combat helmet and one of several used by the country's military. It was developed by the United States Army Soldier Systems Center to be the next generation of protective combat he ...
by the U.S. Army, which was in turn replaced by the Advanced Combat Helmet. Both were eventually replaced by the Enhanced Combat Helmet (ECH) around 2012 and 2014. The PASGT system is still used by some U.S. allies and still sees some continued limited use in the U.S. military as of 2017, serving as one of the options available for sailors assigned to duty aboard U.S. Navy and Coast Guard vessels.


Vest

The PASGT vest was the U.S. military's standard upper torso
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from the mid-1980s up until the early 2000s, when it was replaced by the Outer Tactical Vest of the
Interceptor body armor The Interceptor multi-threat body armor system (IBA) is a bullet-resistant body armor system that was used by the United States Armed Forces during the 2000s, with some limited usage into the mid-2010s. IBA and its design replaced the older sta ...
system. The PASGT vest replaced the M-69 Fragmentation Protective Body Armor nylon vest used by the Army, and the M-1955 Fragmentation Protective Body Army nylon and doron plate vest used by the Marine Corps. The PASGT vest used
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for the first time in the U.S. military's body armor, unlike the ballistic nylon that was used in the models of body armor that preceded it. While generally incapable of stopping rifle bullets, the PASGT vest provided better protection against shrapnel and reduced the severity of injuries from small arms fire when compared to the M-69. Despite its ability to stop pistol rounds, including
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FMJ, the vest was only ever designed or intended to stop fragmentation without injury to the user. The PASGT vest weighs approximately , a small increase over the previous model. Based on testing conducted for the Brass Fetcher Ballistic Testing Company, former
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research engineer John Ervin stated that the PASGT vest is equivalent to NIJ level II or IIA protection: able to stop multiple 124-grain 9×19mm FMJ pistol rounds to its main torso panels (front and back), but susceptible to several closely spaced rounds or shots to the thin neck and shoulder panels. Another independent test, featured in the magazine ''GunNews'', claimed that the PASGT vest could stop .357 Magnum Federal 125 grain JHP, .357 Magnum S&W 158 grain JSP, 9mm Federal 115 grain FMJ, and 9mm +P+ Corbon 115 grain FMJ at a range of , though was penetrated by a second closely spaced shot of 9mm Federal FMJ after the first.


Appearance

The PASGT vest is typically covered with woodland pattern nylon fabric, either the ERDL pattern or U.S. Woodland. A very limited number of vests were made in olive drab, but only woodland versions were issued to U.S. forces. Like the PASGT helmet, camouflage covers were available to be worn atop the vest in various patterns. Early camouflage covers were in DBDU but later came in the DCU pattern.


Development

The PASGT vest was designed in 1975 and was tested by in the late 1970s before being fielded in the early 1980s.


U.S. Navy Flak Jacket

In January 2000, the U.S. Navy began using a derivative variant of the PASGT vest known as the "U.S. Navy Flak Jacket Mk 1, Mod 0". This vest was still being used by the U.S. Navy as late as April 2017. The USN Flak Jacket is sage green or brown in color. Although this vest is quite similar in appearance to the PASGT vest, it actually is a different model of vest altogether.


Accessories and usage

In order to provide protection against high velocity bullets, the PASGT vest was, in 1996, combined with the Interim Small Arms Protective Overvest (ISAPO) pending the adoption of
Interceptor body armor The Interceptor multi-threat body armor system (IBA) is a bullet-resistant body armor system that was used by the United States Armed Forces during the 2000s, with some limited usage into the mid-2010s. IBA and its design replaced the older sta ...
. The ISAPO weighed about and consisted of a carrier to hold two protective ceramic plate inserts. A PASGT armor system with overvest weighed more than and was criticized by many U.S. troops as unacceptably cumbersome in combat. The ballistic fill consists of 13 plies of . water repellent treated Aramid (Kevlar 29) fabric. The inner and outer cover, shoulder pads and front closure flap of the vest are water repellent treated 8 oz. ballistic nylon cloth. While it had been phased out as frontline body armor by the start of the
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in 2003, the PASGT vest saw some limited wear and usage by U.S. military personnel during the early stages of the war, where it was worn behind the frontlines by rear-echelon support personnel and navy sailors such as
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. Some U.S. Army soldiers used old PASGT vests as makeshift armor for their vehicles in the absence of actual up-armor kits.


Replacement

The PASGT vest was succeeded in U.S. military service by the outer tactical vest of the Interceptor body armor system, which was, in turn, partly replaced by the Modular Tactical Vest,
Improved Outer Tactical Vest The Improved Outer Tactical Vest (IOTV) is an enhanced version of, and a replacement for, the older Outer Tactical Vest (OTV) component of the Interceptor multi-threat body armor system, as fielded by the United States Army beginning in the mid-2 ...
, and Scalable Plate Carrier. However, the PASGT vest still sees some limited use in the U.S. military as of 2016, where it serves as one of many vests for sailors assigned to duty on board U.S. Navy vessels.


Users


Current

* : Uses ArmorSource-made PASGT helmets provided through FMS sales. * : Used by the
Argentine Army The Argentine Army () is the Army, land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the commander-in-chief of the Armed For ...
. * : New Standard Helmet, used widely since 2023. * : Uses both U.S. and Brazilian-made PASGT helmets. * : Adopted by the Bolivian Armed Forces in the 1990s. * : Both the vest and helmet are used by the Bosnian armed forces. * : The PASGT helmet has been used by the
Chilean Marine Corps The Chilean Marine Corps () is an entity of the Chilean Navy special forces which specializes in amphibious assaults. History The Marine Corps was born with the establishment of the first armed forces of an independent Chile: the Corps was f ...
from the 1980s to the present. During the 2000s and early 2010s they used it in conjunction with the
Interceptor multi-threat body armor system The Interceptor multi-threat body armor system (IBA) is a bullet-resistant body armor system that was used by the United States Armed Forces during the 2000s, with some limited usage into the mid-2010s. IBA and its design replaced the older sta ...
along with the U.S. Woodland camouflage and currently use it with a night sight mount along with the Advanced Combat Helmet and
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camouflage. * : Used since 1990s by various Costa Rican public security units. * : Used by the Dominican military, replacing all M1 helmets. * : Ecuadorian-made PASGT helmets in use by the military. * : Used in El Salvadorian military to replace M1 helmets. * : PASGT vests used by reservists. * : Used by
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. * : Used by
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. *: Locally made PASGT helmets, Standard issue for
Indonesian Armed Forces The Indonesian National Armed Forces (; abbreviated as TNI) are the military forces of the Republic of Indonesia. It consists of the Army (''TNI-AD''), Navy (''TNI-AL''), and Air Force (''TNI-AU''). The President of Indonesia is the Supreme ...
and the Indonesian Police. Currently being phased out and replaced by the MICH. * : Used by Iraqi commandos operating under Counter-Terrorism Service mandate. * : Used by the Israeli military, most supplied by the U.S. with some made by Orlite. * : PASGT helmet and vest used by
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. * : Standard issue helmet of the
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* : Mexican military uses both American and Mexican-made PASGT helmets. * : PASGT helmets and vests have been used since 2000s. * : PASGT helmets have been used since the 1990s by the Nicaraguan military. * : Standard issue for Philippine Army and
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. * : Used by
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. * : Used by Saudi Arabian Army and
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. * : Used by the Slovenian Special Police Unit (Specialna Enota Policije). * : Taiwanese-made PASGT helmets made for the Taiwanese military. * : PASGT Used by
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and
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Since 1984 * : PASGT vests were used by Amphibious Marine Brigade. * : PASGT vests were still used by the
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aboard its warships as of June 2016. The U.S. Navy also uses a PASGT-derived vest known as the "U.S. Navy Flak Jacket". PASGT helmets are still used by the U.S. Navy aboard its warships as of January 2017. * : Used by Aidar /Donbas Battalions. * : Mostly used by Uruguayan UN peacekeepers. Some are used by the National Police of Uruguay. * : Uses PASGT helmets made in China for the Venezuelan military. *: Uses Vietnamese-made PASGT helmets, as well as imported Israeli ones.


Former

* : Australian-made M91 variant produced by RBR Armor Systems and American-made helmets used by the Australian Defence Force from the 1990s until 2005. Replaced by the RBH-303-AU Enhanced Combat Helmet. * : PASGT helmets were first seen trialed by troops during
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83 but only saw limited adoption by the
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in the early 1990s to replace the M1 helmet during
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activities in the Balkans, Somalia and Rwanda. The PASGT helmets were phased out by the mid 2000s with the adoption of the CG634 in 1997 and full production and acquisition of the helmet for active service.
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also used body armour based on the PASGT to replace the older M69 fragmentation vests as early as 1990, seen during the
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and would be used till the mid 2000s when it was fully replaced by the CTS Body Armour System from Pacific Safety Products. * : PASGT helmets replaced by
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manufactured combat helmets. * all branches of
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. From 2000. Supplied by UNICOR. Identical to the USMC
Lightweight helmet The Lightweight Helmet (LWH), also known as the Lightweight Marine Corps Helmet or Lightweight Marine Helmet, is an armored helmet that is used by the United States Marine Corps and U.S. Navy. It is the U.S. Marine Corps' replacement for the PAS ...
. The NZ PASGT was replaced in 2009 with the Australian RBH-303-AU Enhanced Combat Helmet. * : PASGT helmets formerly used by the Singapore Armed Forces made by International Scientific Pte Ltd. with some refurbished by All Defense Technology Pte Ltd. * ** : Replaced by the
Interceptor body armor The Interceptor multi-threat body armor system (IBA) is a bullet-resistant body armor system that was used by the United States Armed Forces during the 2000s, with some limited usage into the mid-2010s. IBA and its design replaced the older sta ...
and
Modular Integrated Communications Helmet The Modular Integrated Communications Helmet (MICH) is a U.S. combat helmet and one of several used by the country's military. It was developed by the United States Army Soldier Systems Center to be the next generation of protective combat he ...
. ** : Replaced by the Lightweight Helmet and Interceptor body armor. **
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: PASGT helmets were formerly used by the LAPD
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.


PASGT helmet variants and derivatives


See also

* HRM tactical vest * 6B2 ballistic vest, Soviet counterpart vest * 6B7 helmet Soviet counterpart helmet *
Interceptor multi-threat body armor system The Interceptor multi-threat body armor system (IBA) is a bullet-resistant body armor system that was used by the United States Armed Forces during the 2000s, with some limited usage into the mid-2010s. IBA and its design replaced the older sta ...
, the body armor that succeeded the PASGT vest in U.S. military service


References


Further reading


PASGT Helmet Operator's Manual

PASGT Helmet Use and Care Manual


External links


1970s photographs of the PASGT in development



PASGT Helmet Technical Datasheet
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