AUSTIN (KXAN) — All 1,050 patrol officers with the Austin Police Department will soon have exterior load-bearing vests to hold the majority of their tools, rather than a duty belt. APD designed ...

"I was very excited that they had picked the female load bearing belt to work on, since we don't currently have one," said Fernanda Crivello, team leader for NSRDEC's Clothing & Configuration ...

The use of load-bearing vests is migrating from troops to ... vest carriers that can hold equipment traditionally worn on the belt. Manufacturers are responding in kind, with a slew of products ...

Whatever the nickname, load-bearing equipment is some of the most ... compared to older closed flap and bungee pouches. The pistol belt has seen a resurgence in recent years, and has evolved ...

A study in 2018 done in collaboration with UW-Eau Claire and Mayo Clinic showed switching to load bearing vests to carry ... “The difference between the belt and the vest was quite a big ...

Current load-bearing vests are available in only three sizes consisting of just the belt and vest, and soldiers were only able to order one size for both. The new LBS is made up of six elements, of ...

Aside from the vests, the improved load-bearing system includes a belt with pouches for grenades, rifle magazines (detachable receptacles holding gun cartridges) and canteens that store water.