R 182351Z FEB 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0106/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/COMMARCORSYSCOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/LIGHTWEIGHT HELMET PAD SUSPENSION SYSTEM SURVEY//
POC/ROZANNE BANICKI/MAJOR/UNIT:PM ICE/NAME:QUANTICO, VA TEL:DSN 378-3091//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN REQUESTS MARINE CORPS-WIDE PARTICIPATION IN AN ON-LINE SURVEY TO IDENTIFY THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE CURRENT SUSPENSION SYSTEM IN THE LIGHT WEIGHT HELMET (LWH).
2.  BACKGROUND.  MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND, PROGRAM MANAGER- INFANTRY COMBAT EQUIPMENT (PM-ICE) FIELDS, SUSTAINS, AND ASSESSES CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT WORN BY MARINES.  TO CONTINUE PURSUING HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTS FOR MARINES, PM-ICE HAS DEVELOPED A LWH PAD SUSPENSION SYSTEM SURVEY FOR MARINES TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.  THIS FEEDBACK WILL BE USED TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM OF THE LWH.
3.  TO TAKE THE SURVEY, VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE HTTPS:/WWW.HSISURVEYS.COM/USMC/HELMETPADSURVEY, AND CLICK ON "START".  THIS SURVEY WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM 20 FEB 2009 - 20 MAY 2009.
4.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN MICHAEL M. BROGAN, COMMANDER, MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND.//