Editing MOLLE (section)

{{Short description|Load-bearing equipment and backpacks used by the United States Army}}
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'''Modular lightweight load-carrying equipment''', or '''MOLLE''' (pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɒ|l|.|l|iː}} {{respell|MOL|lee}}), is the current generation of load-bearing equipment used by the [[United States Army]]. 

MOLLE equipment uses [[Pouch Attachment Ladder System]] (PALS)-type [[webbing equipment|webbing]] – rows of heavy-duty nylon stitched onto the gear – to attach pouches. This method has found use on civilian gear, and as a result, the term 'MOLLE' is used outside the military for any equipment generally using PALS-type webbing. The system's modularity results from the PALS allowing for the attachment of various compatible pouches and accessories. This method of attachment has become a ''de facto'' standard for modular tactical gear, replacing the [[all-purpose lightweight individual carrying equipment]] (ALICE) clips and webbing used in the earliest modular vest systems.<ref name="Modular MOLLE">{{cite web |date=September–October 2001 |title=Modular MOLLE {{!}} The Warrior |url=http://www.natick.army.mil/about/pao/pubs/warrior/01/sepoct/packitup.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721044501/http://www.natick.army.mil/about/pao/pubs/warrior/01/sepoct/packitup.htm |archive-date=21 July 2013 |access-date=14 May 2025 |website=natick.army.mil |publisher=US Army Natick Soldier Center (NSC), Natick, MA |quote=MOLLE is an Army and Marine Corps item that replaces the aging ALICE (All-purpose, Lightweight, Individual Carrying Equipment) pack and Integrated Individual Fighting System introduced in 1988.}}</ref><ref name="defenseindustrydaily.com">{{cite web |author=Defense Industry Daily staff |date=April 13, 2005 |title=$77M for MOLLE Backpack Systems |url=http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/77m-for-molle-backpack-systems-0346 |access-date=2013-07-09 |publisher=Defense Industry Daily}}</ref> 

The MOLLE system replaced the aging [[All-purpose lightweight individual carrying equipment|ALICE equipment]], adopted in 1973, and the [[Individual integrated fighting system|Individual Integrated Fighting System]] (IIFS) used since 1988 in [[US Army]] and [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] service.<ref name="Modular MOLLE" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment webpage |url=https://ciehub.info/equipment/loadbearing/MOLLE.html#gsc.tab=0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006070741/https://ciehub.info/equipment/loadbearing/MOLLE.html#gsc.tab=0 |archive-date=6 October 2012 |access-date=14 May 2025 |website=ciehub.info (clothing and individual equipment) |quote=The Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment (MOLLE) was designed to replace the All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment (ALICE) and Integrated Individual Fighting System (IIFS).}}</ref>