Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops#Users

PASGT is an acronym, standing for Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops. When used by itself, PASGT refers to both the vest and helmet together.{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/pasgtv.htm|title=Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT) Vest|first=John|last=Pike|website=www.globalsecurity.org|access-date=2017-01-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105201616/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/pasgtv.htm|archive-date=2017-01-05|url-status=live}}

In the U.S. military, the PASGT helmet was most commonly known by its wearers as simply the "Kevlar". The nickname has since been adopted for usage with other helmets. The PASGT helmet was also referred to by its wearers in the U.S. military as the "K-pot", similar in name to the colloquial nickname "steel pot" for the steel M1 helmet, which was in widespread U.S. military usage from the 1940s to the 1980s, including the Vietnam War. The PASGT helmet was also, but less commonly, known by its wearers as the "Fritz" helmet for its resemblance to the Stahlhelm, which was the standard helmet used by the German military forces in the First and Second World Wars.

On the other hand, the PASGT vest was colloquially known as the "flak jacket" or "flak vest" by its wearers in the U.S. military, a continuation of the nickname from earlier nylon and fiberglass-based protective vests.

File:Man modelling early protoype of PASGT in 1975.jpg]]

The PASGT helmet is a combat helmet first employed by the U.S. military in 1983 and eventually adopted by many other military and law enforcement agencies internationally. The shell is made from 19 layers of Kevlar, a ballistic aramid fabric treated with a phenolic resin system, and is rated at Threat Level IIIA.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} The helmet offers protection against shrapnel and ballistic threats. It meets the 1800 requirement of MIL-STD-662 E. It weighs from {{convert|3.1|lb|g|-1|abbr=on}} (size extra small) to {{convert|4.2|lb|g|-1|abbr=on}} (extra large).

The PASGT helmet is typically painted olive drab, though other colors such as tan, grey, and black could also be used. Camouflage was available in the form of cloth helmet covers with varying camouflage patterns, such as woodland, six-color desert, and three-color desert. Some PASGT helmets were retrofitted with newer camouflage colors, such as the Universal Camouflage Pattern and MultiCam.

Outside military use, the PASGT helmet has been used by SWAT teams, where it is often painted black. It has also been used by United Nations peacekeepers, where it is often painted United Nations blue.

When worn with a helmet cover, the PASGT helmet is often fitted with an elastic band around it that has two light recharging glow patches (sometimes known as "cat eyes") on the rear, intended to reduce friendly fire incidents. These bands are also used to hold vegetation or small personal items, as with the M1 helmet before it. These bands can have names and blood types printed on them to identify the wearer and their blood type in the event of a casualty. In the U.S. Army, PASGT helmets often featured a patch with the wearer's rank insignia on it stitched onto the front, and/or a second patch showing the symbol of the wearer's unit on the sides. The U.S. Marines wore the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor insignia on the front of the helmet as an iron-on transfer, similar to the one worn by Marines on the breast pocket of the BDU. This practice continued with the adoption of the LWH, but fell out of use and was discontinued because the mounting base for night vision devices covered the emblem, and required a hole in the fabric to attach, defacing the symbol.

The PASGT helmet was developed by the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center{{cite web|url=http://olive-drab.com/od_soldiers_gear_kevlar_helmet.php|title=Kevlar PASGT Helmet|access-date=2017-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912112535/http://olive-drab.com/od_soldiers_gear_kevlar_helmet.php|archive-date=2017-09-12|url-status=live}} after the Vietnam War during the mid-to-late 1970s. It completely replaced the steel M1 helmet in U.S. military service by the end of the 1980s. It first saw use in combat in 1983 during Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada, became standard issue for the U.S. military in 1985, and completely replaced the M1 helmet for frontline troops by the end of the decade. Army units stationed in Alaska were the last to receive the helmets, some not getting the PASGT until 1988.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

Various add-on accessories were developed for the PASGT helmet, including an improved chinstrap to keep the helmet stable when worn by paratroopers conducting airborne operations, as well as a helmet mount assembly to attach night vision goggles, and a riot protection helmet visor mount.

File:170113-N-KP948-423 - PO2 Chelsea Ashley fires M2.jpgThe PASGT helmet was replaced in U.S. military service by the Lightweight Helmet for the U.S. Marine Corps and the Modular Integrated Communications Helmet by the U.S. Army, which was in turn replaced by the Advanced Combat Helmet.

Both were eventually replaced by the Enhanced Combat Helmet (ECH) around 2012 and 2014.

The PASGT system is still used by some U.S. allies and still sees some continued limited use in the U.S. military as of 2017, serving as one of the options available for sailors assigned to duty aboard U.S. Navy and Coast Guard vessels.

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| caption1 = A U.S. Navy sailor in 2016 wearing a PASGT vest. Although it has been discontinued in the rest of the U.S. military, the U.S. Navy was still using the PASGT vest aboard its warships as late as June 2016.

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| caption2 = A U.S. Navy sailor in April 2017 wearing the PASGT-derived "U.S. Navy Flak Jacket". Although it is derived from the PASGT and is similar in appearance, the "U.S. Navy Flak Jacket" is actually a different model of vest altogether.

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The PASGT vest was the U.S. military's standard upper torso body armor from the mid-1980s up until the early 2000s, when it was replaced by the Outer Tactical Vest of the Interceptor body armor system. The PASGT vest replaced the M-69 Fragmentation Protective Body Armor nylon vest used by the Army, and the M-1955 Fragmentation Protective Body Army nylon and doron plate vest used by the Marine Corps.

The PASGT vest used Kevlar for the first time in the U.S. military's body armor, unlike the ballistic nylon that was used in the models of body armor that preceded it. While generally incapable of stopping rifle bullets, the PASGT vest provided better protection against shrapnel and reduced the severity of injuries from small arms fire when compared to the M-69. Despite its ability to stop pistol rounds, including 9×19mm Parabellum FMJ,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq6LOvTaMyU|title=PASGT Vest Ballistic Resistance and NIJ Threat Level|last=Brass Fetcher|date=10 December 2011|via=YouTube|access-date=1 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625013854/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq6LOvTaMyU|archive-date=25 June 2016|url-status=live}} the vest was only ever designed or intended to stop fragmentation without injury to the user. The PASGT vest weighs approximately {{convert|9|lb|kg|abbr=on}}, a small increase over the previous model. Based on testing conducted for the Brass Fetcher Ballistic Testing Company, former ARDEC research engineer John Ervin stated that the PASGT vest is equivalent to NIJ level II or IIA protection: able to stop multiple 124-grain 9×19mm FMJ pistol rounds to its main torso panels (front and back), but susceptible to several closely spaced rounds or shots to the thin neck and shoulder panels.Ervin, John. [http://www.brassfetcher.com/Profile/Profile.html Brass Fetcher Ballistic Testing: Profile.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929234107/http://www.brassfetcher.com/Profile/Profile.html |date=2018-09-29 }} Retrieved March 3, 2019. Another independent test, featured in the magazine GunNews, claimed that the PASGT vest could stop .357 Magnum Federal 125 grain JHP, .357 Magnum S&W 158 grain JSP, 9mm Federal 115 grain FMJ, and 9mm +P+ Corbon 115 grain FMJ at a range of {{convert|10|yd|abbr=on}}, though was penetrated by a second closely spaced shot of 9mm Federal FMJ after the first.Boch, John. "PASGT Torture Test." GunNews Magazine. Mayview, Illinois. September 2003 Issue.

The PASGT vest is typically covered with woodland pattern nylon fabric, either the ERDL pattern or U.S. Woodland. A very limited number of vests were made in olive drab, but only woodland versions were issued to U.S. forces.{{cite web|url=http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/120618-green-pasgt-flak-jacket-not-camouflaged/#entry914051|title=Green PASGT flak jacket - NOT camouflaged ? - BODY ARMOR|date=4 September 2011 |publisher=U.S. Militaria Forum|access-date=September 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925035231/http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F120618-green-pasgt-flak-jacket-not-camouflaged%2F#entry914051|archive-date=September 25, 2017|url-status=live}} Like the PASGT helmet, camouflage covers were available to be worn atop the vest in various patterns. Early camouflage covers were in DBDU but later came in the DCU pattern.

The PASGT vest was designed in 1975{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:n8710h58k|title=CEMEL, body armor, vest & helmet, infantry, new - field test - sitting w/bazooka|date=1975|access-date=September 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922052606/https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:n8710h58k|archive-date=September 22, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:ks65hh76h|title=Cemel, kevlar helmet with camouflage cover|access-date=2017-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922052617/https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:ks65hh76h|archive-date=2017-09-22|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:ks65hh889|title=Kevlar helmet + body armor, front viewa|date=1975|access-date=September 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922151216/https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:ks65hh889|archive-date=September 22, 2017|url-status=live}} and was tested by in the late 1970s before being fielded in the early 1980s.

In January 2000, the U.S. Navy began using a derivative variant of the PASGT vest known as the "U.S. Navy Flak Jacket Mk 1, Mod 0". This vest was still being used by the U.S. Navy as late as April 2017.{{cite web|url=https://get.google.com/albumarchive/115676485434952435604/album/AF1QipP7r8aLDO7-wprR1HqZIsZ7pHLTDaAXe6u30gij?source=pwa|title=Album Archive - US Navy Flak Vest|website=get.google.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607180035/https://get.google.com/albumarchive/115676485434952435604/album/AF1QipP7r8aLDO7-wprR1HqZIsZ7pHLTDaAXe6u30gij?source=pwa|archive-date=June 7, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/170412-N-NB178-035.JPG|title=170412-N-NB178-035|date=April 12, 2017|quote=Bristol Rollins, right, and Cryptologic Technician (Collection) Seaman Jonathan Christian man a .50-caliber machine gun aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103).|first=Tyrell K.|last=Morris|work=United States Navy|publisher=United States Department of the Navy|access-date=September 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922052206/http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/170412-N-NB178-035.JPG|archive-date=September 22, 2017|url-status=dead}} The USN Flak Jacket is sage green or brown in color. Although this vest is quite similar in appearance to the PASGT vest, it actually is a different model of vest altogether.{{cite web|url=http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/120618-green-pasgt-flak-jacket-not-camouflaged/#entry901628|title=Green PASGT flak jacket - NOT camouflaged ? - BODY ARMOR|date=4 September 2011 |publisher=U.S. Militaria Forum|access-date=September 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925035231/http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F120618-green-pasgt-flak-jacket-not-camouflaged%2F#entry901628|archive-date=September 25, 2017|url-status=live}}

In order to provide protection against high velocity bullets, the PASGT vest was, in 1996, combined with the Interim Small Arms Protective Overvest (ISAPO) pending the adoption of Interceptor body armor.{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/isapo.htm|title=Interim Small Arms Protective Overvest|date=21 December 2001|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011221181143/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/isapo.htm|archive-date=21 December 2001}} The ISAPO weighed about {{convert|16.5|lb|kg|abbr=on}} and consisted of a carrier to hold two protective ceramic plate inserts. A PASGT armor system with overvest weighed more than {{convert|25.1|lb|kg|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://ciehub.info/References/www.natick.army.mil/about/pao/pubs/warrior/99/septoct/bitingthebullet.htm|title=Biting the Bullet|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830181816/http://ciehub.info/References/www.natick.army.mil/about/pao/pubs/warrior/99/septoct/bitingthebullet.htm|archive-date=2017-08-30}} and was criticized by many U.S. troops as unacceptably cumbersome in combat. The ballistic fill consists of 13 plies of {{convert|14|oz|abbr=on}}. water repellent treated Aramid (Kevlar 29) fabric. The inner and outer cover,

shoulder pads and front closure flap of the vest are water repellent treated 8 oz. ballistic nylon cloth.

While it had been phased out as frontline body armor by the start of the Iraq War in 2003, the PASGT vest saw some limited wear and usage by U.S. military personnel during the early stages of the war, where it was worn behind the frontlines by rear-echelon support personnel and navy sailors such as Seabees. Some U.S. Army soldiers used old PASGT vests as makeshift armor for their vehicles in the absence of actual up-armor kits.

The PASGT vest was succeeded in U.S. military service by the outer tactical vest of the Interceptor body armor system, which was, in turn, partly replaced by the Modular Tactical Vest, Improved Outer Tactical Vest, and Scalable Plate Carrier. However, the PASGT vest still sees some limited use in the U.S. military as of 2016, where it serves as one of many vests for sailors assigned to duty on board U.S. Navy vessels.

File:A member of the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, explains the M252 81mm mortar to Saudi Arabian national guardsmen.JPEG to Saudi Arabian national guardsmen; the American soldiers are wearing PASGT helmets.]]

• {{flag|Afghanistan}}: Uses ArmorSource-made PASGT helmets provided through FMS sales.Private Military Contractor International May 2016, pages 30-31
• {{flag|Argentina}}: Used by the Argentine Army.{{cite web|url=https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4202/33919717604_a2970203c8_o.jpg|date=14 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314043457/https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4202/33919717604_a2970203c8_o.jpg|archive-date=2018-03-14|title=Argentine Soldier with PASGT at a firing range}}
• {{ARM}}: New Standard Helmet, used widely since 2023.
• {{flag|Brazil}}: Uses both U.S. and Brazilian-made PASGT helmets.{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/south-america/brazil/|title=Brazil|access-date=2017-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002115449/http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/south-america/brazil/|archive-date=2017-10-02|url-status=live}}
• {{flag|Bolivia}}: Adopted by the Bolivian Armed Forces in the 1990s.{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/south-america/bolivia/|title=Bolivia|access-date=2017-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002072115/http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/south-america/bolivia/|archive-date=2017-10-02|url-status=live}}
• {{Flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}: Both the vest and helmet are used by the Bosnian armed forces.
• {{Flag|Chile}}: The PASGT helmet has been used by the Chilean Marine Corps from the 1980s to the present. During the 2000s and early 2010s they used it in conjunction with the Interceptor multi-threat body armor system along with the U.S. Woodland camouflage and currently use it with a night sight mount along with the Advanced Combat Helmet and MultiCam camouflage.{{cite web |last=Sandoval |first=Roberto |date=January 18, 2017 |title=La Infantería de Marina de Chile renueva sus cascos balísticos |url=https://www.defensa.com/chile/infanteria-marina-chile-renueva-cascos-balisticos |website=defensa.com}}
• {{flag|Costa Rica}}: Used since 1990s by various Costa Rican public security units.{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/central-america/costa-rica/|title=Costa Rica|access-date=2017-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002115520/http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/central-america/costa-rica/|archive-date=2017-10-02|url-status=live}}
• {{flag|Dominican Republic}}: Used by the Dominican military, replacing all M1 helmets.{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/central-america/dominican-republic/|title=Dominican Republic|access-date=2017-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002115420/http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/central-america/dominican-republic/|archive-date=2017-10-02|url-status=live}}
• {{flag|Ecuador}}: Ecuadorian-made PASGT helmets in use by the military.{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/south-america/ecuador/|title=Ecuador|access-date=2017-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002072131/http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/south-america/ecuador/|archive-date=2017-10-02|url-status=live}}
• {{flag|El Salvador}}: Used in El Salvadorian military to replace M1 helmets.{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/central-america/el-salvador/|title=El Salvador|access-date=2017-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002072141/http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/central-america/el-salvador/|archive-date=2017-10-02|url-status=live}}
• {{flag|Estonia}}: PASGT vests used by reservists.{{cite web |title=Photos - Estonian Armed Forces Photos |url=https://militaryimages.net/threads/estonian-armed-forces-photos.6821/page-11#post-295240 |website=A Military Photos & Video Website |access-date=26 November 2023 |date=1 July 2017}}
• {{flag|Greece}}: Used by Hellenic Army.{{cite web|url=https://farm1.staticflickr.com/540/31876908915_f68891356e_o.jpg|date=14 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314043446/https://farm1.staticflickr.com/540/31876908915_f68891356e_o.jpg|archive-date=2018-03-14|title= Two Greek soldiers wearing PASGT equipment}}
• {{flag|Haiti}}: Used by Haitian National Police.{{cite news|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/central-america/haiti/|title=Haiti|newspaper=Maharg Press |access-date=2017-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002072112/http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/central-america/haiti/|archive-date=2017-10-02|url-status=live}}
• {{flag|Indonesia}}: Locally made PASGT helmets, Standard issue for Indonesian Armed Forces and the Indonesian Police. {{cite news|url=https://www.dw.com/en/indonesia-struggles-to-win-jihadist-hearts-and-minds/a-16039381|publisher=Deutsche Welle|title=Indonesia's battle for hearts and minds|date=June 21, 2012|last1=Budiman|first1=Andy|last2=Benzow|first2=Gregg|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209213447/https://www.dw.com/en/indonesia-struggles-to-win-jihadist-hearts-and-minds/a-16039381|archive-date=December 9, 2022}} Currently being phased out and replaced by the MICH.
• {{Flag|Iraq}}: Used by Iraqi commandos operating under Counter-Terrorism Service mandate.{{cite web|url=https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/Documents/defbudget/fy2018/fy2018_CTEF_J-Book_Final_Embargoed.pdf|date=30 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170530163114/http://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/Documents/defbudget/fy2018/fy2018_CTEF_J-Book_Final_Embargoed.pdf|archive-date=2017-05-30|title= Justification for FY 2018: Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO); COUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA (ISIS); TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)|url-status=live|publisher=United States Department of Defense}}
• {{Flag|Israel}}: Used by the Israeli military, most supplied by the U.S. with some made by Orlite.{{cite web|url=http://www.gostak.co.uk/composites/israel/|title=Composite Helmet, Ballistic helmets, Military helmets ISRAEL, ISRAELI helmet, Kevlar helmet|website=www.gostak.co.uk|access-date=2017-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925132312/http://www.gostak.co.uk/composites/israel/|archive-date=2017-09-25|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://isayeret.com/content/gear/tactical/helmets/overview.shtml|title=isayeret.com - The Israeli Special Forces Database|date=13 September 2016}}{{dead link|date=August 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
• {{flag|Kazakhstan}}: PASGT helmet and vest used by Kazakh Ground Forces.
• {{flag|Lebanon}}: Standard issue helmet of the Lebanese Armed Forces
• {{flag|Mexico}}: Mexican military uses both American and Mexican-made PASGT helmets.{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/central-america/mexico/|title=Mexico|access-date=2017-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001031242/http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/central-america/mexico/|archive-date=2017-10-01|url-status=live}}
• {{flag|Moldova}}:{{cite web |title=Moldovan soldiers conduct Administrative Boundary Line training during KFOR28 |url=https://www.dvidshub.net/image/6409289/moldovan-soldiers-conduct-administrative-boundary-line-training-during-kfor28 |website=DVIDS |access-date=16 April 2023 |language=en|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416154505/https://www.dvidshub.net/image/6409289/moldovan-soldiers-conduct-administrative-boundary-line-training-during-kfor28|archive-date=April 16, 2023}} PASGT helmets and vests have been used since 2000s.
• {{flag|Nicaragua}}: PASGT helmets have been used since the 1990s by the Nicaraguan military.{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/central-america/nicaragua/|title=Nicaragua|access-date=2017-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921193644/http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/central-america/nicaragua/|archive-date=2017-09-21|url-status=live}}
• {{flag|Philippines}}: Standard issue for Philippine Army and Philippine Marine Corps.{{cite web|url=http://www.oocities.org/pmcmssr/pmhelmet1.html|title=Phil. Marines PASGT helmet|website=www.oocities.org|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405020034/http://www.oocities.org/pmcmssr/pmhelmet1.html|archive-date=April 5, 2023}}
• {{flag|Portugal}}: Used by Portuguese Army.{{cite web|url=https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4338/35874707493_9912fb05da_o.jpg|date=14 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314104532/https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4338/35874707493_9912fb05da_o.jpg|archive-date=2018-03-14|title=Three Portuguese soldiers wearing PASGT equipment dismount from a helicopter during a training exercise}}
• {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}: Used by Saudi Arabian Army and Saudi Arabian National Guard.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-saudi-foreign-policy-20150420-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|title=Saudi Arabia signals a more muscular foreign policy less reliant on U.S.|last=Zavis|first=Alexandra|date=April 20, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209004910/https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-saudi-foreign-policy-20150420-story.html|archive-date=February 9, 2023}}
• {{flag|Slovenia}}: Used by the Slovenian Special Police Unit (Specialna Enota Policije).{{cite web|url=https://specijalne-jedinice.com/Inostranstvo/Region/Specijalna-jedinica-policije-Republike-Slovenije-English.html#sthash.LGnIJ99k.dpbs|title=Specijalne-jedinice.com - Special Police Unit of the Republic of Slovenia|website=specijalne-jedinice.com|access-date=2018-08-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822181331/https://specijalne-jedinice.com/Inostranstvo/Region/Specijalna-jedinica-policije-Republike-Slovenije-English.html#sthash.LGnIJ99k.dpbs|archive-date=2018-08-22|url-status=live}}
• {{flag|Taiwan}}: Taiwanese-made PASGT helmets made for the Taiwanese military.{{cite web|url=http://www.cascoscoleccion.com/china/taipasgt.html|title=Casco Taiwan|website=www.cascoscoleccion.com|access-date=2018-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304231654/http://www.cascoscoleccion.com/china/taipasgt.html|archive-date=2018-03-04|url-status=live}}
• {{flag|Thailand}}: PASGT Used by Royal Thai Army and Royal Thai Marine Corps Since 1984{{cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/254479/royal_thai_army_makes_stryker_history_at_cobra_gold|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327141939/https://www.army.mil/article/254479/royal_thai_army_makes_stryker_history_at_cobra_gold|archive-date=March 27, 2022|title=Royal Thai Army makes Stryker history at Cobra Gold|date=March 5, 2022}}
• {{flag|Turkey}}: PASGT vests were used by Amphibious Marine Brigade.{{cite web|url=https://www.haberturk.com/van-haberleri/74485984-deniz-piyadeleri-elleri-tetikte-yeni-yila-girdihakkaride-konuslu-amfibi-deniz-piyade-tugay|title=Deniz piyadeleri elleri tetikte yeni yıla girdi Hakkari'de konuşlu Amfibi Deniz Piyade Tugay Komutanlığı Teröristle Mücadele Harekatı Görev Birlik Komutanlığından teröristle mücadelede kararlılık vurgusu Elleri tetikte vatan nöbeti tutan Mehmetçiğin morali yerinde|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230607172955/https://www.haberturk.com/van-haberleri/74485984-deniz-piyadeleri-elleri-tetikte-yeni-yila-girdihakkaride-konuslu-amfibi-deniz-piyade-tugay|archive-date=June 7, 2023|date=January 1, 2020}}
• {{flag|United States}}
• {{Flagdeco|United States Army}} United States Army Reserve: Limited numbers still used as of August 2018.{{cite web|url=https://media.defense.gov/2018/Sep/14/2001966367/-1/-1/0/180813-A-VX503-348.JPG|date=14 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214044505/https://media.defense.gov/2018/Sep/14/2001966367/-1/-1/0/180813-A-VX503-348.JPG|archive-date=2018-12-14|title= A Reservist wearing a US Woodland-pattern vest with a UCP uniform dismounts as part of a training exercise.}}{{cite web|url=https://media.defense.gov/2018/Sep/14/2001966346/-1/-1/0/180813-A-VX503-056.JPG|date=14 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214045232/https://media.defense.gov/2018/Sep/14/2001966346/-1/-1/0/180813-A-VX503-056.JPG|archive-date=2018-12-14|title= A Reservist helps another Reservist dismount during a training exercise.}}{{cite web|url=https://media.defense.gov/2018/Sep/14/2001966347/-1/-1/0/180813-A-VX503-074.JPG|date=14 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214045246/https://media.defense.gov/2018/Sep/14/2001966347/-1/-1/0/180813-A-VX503-074.JPG|archive-date=2018-12-14|title= A Reservist dismounts during a training exercise before acquiring a green training rifle.}}
• {{Naval|United States|size=23px}}: PASGT vests were still used by the U.S. Navy aboard its warships as of June 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2706458/uss-stout-ddg-55-training|title=USS STOUT (DDG 55) TRAINING|access-date=2017-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925035118/https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2706458/uss-stout-ddg-55-training|archive-date=2017-09-25|url-status=live}} The U.S. Navy also uses a PASGT-derived vest known as the "U.S. Navy Flak Jacket". PASGT helmets are still used by the U.S. Navy aboard its warships as of January 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/image/3102781/170113-n-kp948-423|title=170113-N-KP948-423|access-date=2017-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925035322/https://www.dvidshub.net/image/3102781/170113-n-kp948-423|archive-date=2017-09-25|url-status=live}}
• {{flag|Ukraine}}: Used by Aidar/Donbas Battalions.{{cite web|url=http://en.odfoundation.eu/a/4896,70-helmets-got-into-the-hands-of-donbas-and-aidar-battalions1|title=70 helmets got into the hands of Donbas and Aidar battalions|date=17 September 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810122810/http://en.odfoundation.eu/a/4896,70-helmets-got-into-the-hands-of-donbas-and-aidar-battalions1|archive-date=2016-08-10}}
• {{flag|Uruguay}}: Mostly used by Uruguayan UN peacekeepers.{{cite news|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/south-america/uruguay/|title=Uruguay|newspaper=Maharg Press |access-date=2017-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002115422/http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/south-america/uruguay/|archive-date=2017-10-02|url-status=live}} Some are used by the National Police of Uruguay.{{cite web|url=http://www.gostak.co.uk/composites/uruguay/|title=Composite Helmet, Ballistic helmets, Military helmets URUGUAY URUGAUYAN helmet, Kevlar helmet|website=www.gostak.co.uk|access-date=2018-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304173652/http://www.gostak.co.uk/composites/uruguay/|archive-date=2018-03-04|url-status=live}}
• {{flag|Venezuela}}: Uses PASGT helmets made in China for the Venezuelan military.{{cite web|url=http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/south-america/venezuela/|title=Venezuela|access-date=2017-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002072135/http://mahargpress.com/military-helmets/chapters-summaries/south-america/venezuela/|archive-date=2017-10-02|url-status=live}}
• {{Flag|Vietnam}}: Uses Vietnamese-made PASGT helmets, as well as imported Israeli ones.{{Cite web|url=http://netnews.vn/Mu-chong-dan-cua-Quan-doi-Viet-Nam-chiu-duoc-dan-9mm-quan-su-150-0-1162817.html|title=Mũ chống đạn của Quân đội Việt Nam chịu được đạn 9mm|website=netnews.vn|access-date=2019-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416202353/http://netnews.vn/Mu-chong-dan-cua-Quan-doi-Viet-Nam-chiu-duoc-dan-9mm-quan-su-150-0-1162817.html|archive-date=2019-04-16|url-status=live}}

• {{flag|Australia}}: Australian-made M91 variant produced by RBR Armor Systems and American-made helmets used by the Australian Defence Force from the 1990s until 2005. Replaced by the RBH-303-AU Enhanced Combat Helmet.{{cite web|url=https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1018183|title=PASGT Kevlar helmet : Sub Lieutenant J Flood, RAN Clearance Diving Team 3|website=www.awm.gov.au|access-date=2017-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925180624/https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1018183|archive-date=2017-09-25|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gostak.co.uk/composites/australia/|title=Composite Helmet, Ballistic helmets, Military helmets AUSTRALIA, Australian helmet, Kevlar helmet|website=www.gostak.co.uk|access-date=2017-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001165408/http://www.gostak.co.uk/composites/australia/|archive-date=2017-10-01|url-status=live}}
• {{flag|Canada}}: PASGT helmets were first seen trialed by troops during Exercise Reforger 83{{cite web|url=https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/nato-military-exercise-1983.html|title=Canadian Forces PASGT Helmets during Reforger 83|website=www.alamy.com|access-date=2022-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329221244/https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/nato-military-exercise-1983.html|archive-date=2022-03-29|url-status=live}} but only saw limited adoption by the Canadian Army in the early 1990s to replace the M1 helmet during United Nations peacekeeping activities in the Balkans, Somalia and Rwanda.{{cite web|url=http://www.mpmuseum.org/securhelmet.html|title=CANADIAN FORCES HELMETS|website=www.mpmuseum.org|access-date=2018-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113170332/http://mpmuseum.org/securhelmet.html|archive-date=2017-11-13|url-status=live}}{{cite book |last1=Off |first1=Carol |title=The Ghosts of Medak Pocket |date=2005-10-18 |publisher=Vintage Canada |isbn=0861520416|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NYGxSqwgUccC}} The PASGT helmets were phased out by the mid 2000s{{cite book |last1=Kasurak |first1=Peter |title=Canada's Mechanized Infantry: The Evolution of a Combat Arm, 1920-2012 |date=2020-02-01 |publisher=UBC Press |isbn=978-0774862721 |pages=172–206 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jDLNDwAAQBAJ |access-date=29 March 2022}} with the adoption of the CG634 in 1997 and full production and acquisition of the helmet for active service. Canadian Forces also used body armour based on the PASGT{{cite web|url=http://mpmuseum.org/securarmor.html|title=Canadian Forces Body Armour|website=www.mpmuseum.org|access-date=2022-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125132719/http://mpmuseum.org/securarmor.html|archive-date=2021-01-25|url-status=live}} to replace the older M69 fragmentation vests as early as 1990, seen during the Oka Crisis and would be used till the mid 2000s when it was fully replaced by the CTS Body Armour System from Pacific Safety Products.{{cite web|url=http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/Chief_Land_Staff/Clothe_the_soldier/hab/2/221_e.asp|title=Canadian Forces Body Armour Purchase|website=www.army.forces.gc.ca|access-date=2022-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201130922/http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/Chief_Land_Staff/Clothe_the_soldier/hab/2/221_e.asp|archive-date=2007-12-01|url-status=dead}}
• {{flag|Georgia}}: PASGT helmets replaced by Delta manufactured combat helmets.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/08/02/republic-georgia-introduces-body-armor-manufacturing-capability/|title=Republic of Georgia Introduces Body Armor Manufacturing Capability - The Firearm Blog|date=2 August 2017|access-date=11 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911072015/http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/08/02/republic-georgia-introduces-body-armor-manufacturing-capability/|archive-date=11 September 2017|url-status=live}}
• {{flag|New Zealand}} all branches of New Zealand Defence Force. From 2000. Supplied by UNICOR. Identical to the USMC Lightweight helmet.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gostak.co.uk/composites/new%20zealand/|title=Composite Helmet, Ballistic helmets, Military helmets NEW ZEALAND helmet, Kevlar helmet|website=www.gostak.co.uk|accessdate=11 May 2023}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=77166|title = Difference between Lightweight Helmet (USMC) and PASGT helmets (All branch)}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2011/jan/15/unicor-made-military-helmets-recalled-production-suspended/|title=UNICOR-Made Military Helmets Recalled, Production Suspended | Prison Legal News|website=www.prisonlegalnews.org|accessdate=11 May 2023}} The NZ PASGT was replaced in 2009 with the Australian RBH-303-AU Enhanced Combat Helmet.
• {{flag|Singapore}}: PASGT helmets formerly used by the Singapore Armed Forces made by International Scientific Pte Ltd.{{cite web|url=http://www.gostak.co.uk/composites/singapore/|title=Composite Helmet, Ballistic helmets, Military helmets SINGAPORE, SINGAPOREAN helmet, Kevlar helmet|website=www.gostak.co.uk|access-date=2017-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916103157/http://www.gostak.co.uk/composites/singapore/|archive-date=2017-09-16|url-status=live}} with some refurbished by All Defense Technology Pte Ltd.
• {{flag|United States}}{{cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/pasgt.htm|title=Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops Helmet|first=John|last=Pike|website=www.globalsecurity.org|access-date=2017-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910041319/https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/pasgt.htm|archive-date=2017-09-10|url-status=live}}
• {{Army|United States}}: Replaced by the Interceptor body armor and Modular Integrated Communications Helmet.
• {{Flagcountry|United States Marine Corps}}: Replaced by the Lightweight Helmet and Interceptor body armor.
• {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Los Angeles Police Department.png}} Los Angeles Police Department: PASGT helmets were formerly used by the LAPD SWAT.{{cite web|url=https://www.specwargear.com/retro/helmet-1.html|title=main|website=www.specwargear.com|access-date=2017-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214161602/https://www.specwargear.com/retro/helmet-1.html|archive-date=2018-12-14|url-status=live}}

• HRM tactical vest
• 6B2 ballistic vest, Soviet counterpart vest
• 6B7 helmet Soviet counterpart helmet
• Interceptor multi-threat body armor system, the body armor that succeeded the PASGT vest in U.S. military service

{{Reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20230607165749/https://ciehub.info/equipment/protective/PASGT/NatickPam70-2.pdf PASGT Helmet Operator's Manual]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20230607170015/https://ciehub.info/ref/TM/10-8400-203-23P.pdf PASGT Helmet Use and Care Manual]

{{Commons category}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20170922053213/https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search?mlt_id=commonwealth%3A4f16ck02x 1970s photographs of the PASGT in development]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20130219160620/http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot29.htm The Box o' Truth tests the PASGT helmet against common rounds]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20230204155914/https://www.hardshell.ae/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/PASGT-Helmet-Technical-Datasheet.pdf PASGT Helmet Technical Datasheet]

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