FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- 82nd Airborne Division Soldiers recently completed the final phases of the Modular Lightweight Load-Carrying Equipment (MOLLE) 4000 rucksack operational test here. "The new MOLLE ...

In March the Army will test the MOLLE-4000, a 4,000-cubic inch unit rucksack. Army Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division found their two options for rucksacks either too small or too big. So the ...

NATICK, Mass. He used to be one of them, so when paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division asked Rich Landry to design a rucksack to meet their needs, he was thrilled. "That’s my past," Landry said ...

U.S. Army airborne and Ranger units are testing a new, jumpable pack with a built-in equipment harness. The MOLLE 4000 is the Army’s new airborne rucksack, designed to satisfy requests from ...

Packs are as essential for the military as bullets and chow. But for decades, two rucks have weighed down more military backs than any others. That’s the O.G. All-Purpose Lightweight Individual ...