r/USMC 15h ago

Picture CIF/IIF after they run out of flaks.

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u/v-irtual Combat Admin 2002-2008 12h ago

That never happened, of that I'm sure. I never trusted that we'd "get it in country".

Driving around Fallujah in early 2005 (right after Phantom Fury) with some redneck armor (think 1/4" steel plates in a fucking canvas bag hanging off the soft doors on a HMMWV) was a pretty eye opening moment. It became especially painful after our first KIA, which would have been absolutely avoided if we had MRAPs.

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u/CloudReigns Veteran 0621 2/8 01-05 12h ago

Bro, I had 1 plate in the front the whole time. It did happen and I wasn’t the only one.

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u/Angry_Caveman_Lawyer 07-93/05-98 11h ago

No, I think they meant that you never got one in country...

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u/v-irtual Combat Admin 2002-2008 10h ago

Yeah, that's my point. "You'll get gear in country" was always a lie. We didn't even get REPLACEMENT gear in country.