A lightweight ripstop nylon rain poncho with hood, snaps, and corner grommets. Soldiers wear it over the uniform and gear in wet weather and also rig it as a hasty shelter or ground cloth.
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8405 — Outerwear, Men's
Unit of issue
EA
Know before you order
This NSN is the ACU/UCP (Universal Camouflage Pattern) poncho, the most widely documented recent-issue variant; earlier woodland and newer OCP/MultiCam ponchos carry different NSNs that could not be verified in two sources this session.
Made by ORC Industries; 66 x 96 in, 1.6 oz PU-coated ripstop nylon.
Public domain — U.S. federal government work (U.S. Army Signal Corps photo) · U.S. Army Signal Corps photo by T/4 Wendinger (SC 364514), U.S. National Archives via Signal Corps Archive · sourcePhoto unverified
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