All-Purpose Lightweight Individual Carry Equipment (ALICE PACK)

Alice Pack is short for All-Purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment. ALICE is an equipment attachment system and accessory set officially adopted by the military in 1973. The ALICE pack has since been phased out of military service, but lots of people still prefer this method of carry. ALICE packs were designed as a two-component system. Firstly, the belt system, with the entrenching carrier, two small cases, canteen cover, and suspenders. Secondly, the elements comprising the bag itself include the cover, bag, and frame.