Despite its issues, the USMC FILBE is certainly one of the top tier value-based packs available on the market today. Buy it, ruck with it, see how it behaves on long hikes, and upgrade it to fit your ...

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a ...

U.S. Marine Corps Reconnaissance operators must be at the peak of physical fitness to take on the tasks that they perform. Humping an Family of Improved Load Bearing Equipment (FILBE) rucksack, which ...

Marines training in the Arctic region of Norway last year reported that many of the Corps’ standard-issue FILBE pack frames were cracking and breaking because of the intense cold and harsh winter ...