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Collect and efficiently pack all items required of a ground team member (GTM). The following list is the suggested national list. Wings may have supplemented this list to suit their environment with national approval, so be sure to use your approved wing list.

Your individual equipment is designed to keep you functional in the field and to help you do your job.

Equipment:

24 hour pack checklist - used while searching. Your 24-hour pack must present a professional uniform appearance as this is probably what the public will see you wearing for field gear.
72-hour pack checklist - designed to help you survive in the field for more than one day. The major constraint is how much you can carry. Even is the mission is only expected to last one day, you should always bring your 72-hour gear. You never know how long a mission will last or if you will go from one mission to another with no break.

For your equipment to be effective, you must insure it is clean and serviceable. Occasionally you will have to replace such items as medicine, batteries or food because it has passed it's expiration date.

You must be able to carry all your equipment at once, in case you must "hike in" to a mission base. Normally, this means leaving room in your 72-hour pack to stow all of your 24-hour pack gear.

Ensure your gear is properly secured -- nothing should be flapping loose where it could snag in the brush or strike your body when moving.

RESTRICTIONS ON KNIVES:

You may only wear a sheath knife if authorized by the Ground Team Leader (GTL). Sheath knives cannot have a blade longer than 6" or a total length of greater than 11". The sheath must adequately secure the knife and protect the wearer from the blade. If authorized, sheath knives will be worn only on the pistol belt or carried inside the pack. The following knife types are not authorized: boot knives, butterfly knives, switch blades, double-edged knives, "Rambo" style survival knives, or knives with retracting sheaths. Machetes or hatchets can only be carried by senior members when needed for that specific sortie. No knives may be visible when the member is performing crash site surveillance duty.

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