My friend and SOG vet, Ken has listed his load for a SOG mission for our information.

I used standard US gear attached to a Stabo Rig.

The old style canteen covers around the belt loop. Strobe light case attached to shoulder compass and m7 Bayonet on belt.

Swiss seat rope.

M16 20 rd magazines were in canteen covers. one canteen on harness one in ruck.

In my first aid pouch I had morphine injectors and one zero pill kit. That means the amphetamine they called ” green hornets”-ST.

I filled up one canteen cover with V-40 mini grenades. I had several black painted snap links.

The m26 grenades I had between canteen covers, I didn’t like them on my shoulder straps.

Carried a signal panel and signal mirror in fatigue pocket along with several PIRs.

Never carried C rations just PIRs Poncho liner in ruck, batteries flash ligh.t M14 toe poppers in ruck. A claymore already set up in the ruck with 20 foot length of parachute cord C Ration accessory packs, Iodine water purification bottle in fatigue pocket and ruck.

Taped my Bayonet sleeve with numerous wraps of OD Tape. Also in my fatigue pocket a bottle of gun oil cannot remember name white colored oil. He means LSA.

Right fatigue pocket jungle perpetrator flares. Bottom of several canteen covers drive on rags two in ruck pouch If I carried a PRC 25/77 KY 28 or 38 crypto charging device in left cargo pant pocket Extra BA4386 Batteries in ruck Depended on if we carried any Italian Green Ammo( also known as Edlest Son, the booby trapped ammo) that was in ruck and first to go when inserted. And My URC-10 survival radio.

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