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USMC New IFAK 2014
IFAKs
First Aid Kit - 1 IFAK
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USMC 1 IFAK
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Description
The USMC Coyote Zippered Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK) Pouch (often referred to as part of the FILBE gear system under NSN 8465-01-633-4305) is a genuine U.S. Military surplus item designed for immediate tactical medical access. It replaced older, buckled "retro" designs to offer a highly efficient, lay-flat medical workstation.
The USMC Coyote Retro Zippered 1 First Aid Kit Pouch (IFAK) with BurnTec Components is an individual medical pouch designed for quick access to first aid and burn treatment supplies.
NOTE: this is the most modern USMC IFAK case. it replaced the original case, NSN 6545-01-539-2734, during the USMC IFAK update / refresh process in the 2012-2013 timeframe.
Key Specifications & Design
USMC 1 IFAK with Contents
Key Specifications & Design
Material: Heavy-duty 500 Denier Cordura nylon in Coyote Brown, which resists water, abrasion, and tearing.
Dimensions: Approximately 7.5" x 8" x 2".
Dimensions: Approximately 7.5" x 8" x 2".
Workstation Layout: Rips open via a heavy-duty 3-sided YKK clamshell zipper. This allows the pouch to unfold completely flat so you can immediately see all contents under pressure.
Internal Layout: Equipped with dedicated mesh pockets, inner slots, and tight elastic retention loops specifically measured for trauma gauze, pressure bandages, chest seals, and burn treatments (like BurnTec).
Attachment: Features built-in rear MOLLE/PALS straps with snap fasteners. It easily secures to body armor, tactical vests, rigger belts, or assault packs.
History note Category
National Stock Number 8465-01-633-4305
National Stock Number (NSN) 8465-01-633-4305, or NIIN 016334305, (individual equipment kit) was assigned November 21, 2014 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS).
This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
Item Details
Material:
Printed Label
Associated
- Combat Medic Equipment
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USAMMA Message regarding US Army IFAK fielding:
"Product Description: The IFAK will be issued to every Soldier via the Soldier as a System (SaaS) Rapid Fielding Initiative (RFI). Weighing one pound, the IFAK will consist of expendable medical items packaged inside of a modified MOLLE 100 round SAW ammo pouch.
Benefit Against the Threat: The IFAK increases individual Soldier capabilities to provide Self- Aid / Buddy-Aid and provides interventions for two leading causes of death on the battlefield, severe hemorrhage and inadequate airway. These capabilities increase Soldier survivability during dispersed operations and the expandable pouch allows for METT-C specific ìadd-insî.
Fielding and Ordering Guidance: The IFAK is included as a component of the RFI fielding schedule and will address all deployed and deploying units. The IFAK is AAC ìLî (local purchase) and units are able to purchase additional IFAKs via standard Class VIII methods. NSN: 6545-01-530-0929."
US ARMY IFAK CONTENTS:
NSN Nomenclature
6515-01-521-7976 Tourniquet, Combat Application
6510-01-492-2275 Bandage Kit, Elastic
6510-01-503-2117 / 6510-00-058-3047 Bandage Gauze 4-1/2" 100/Pkg
6510-00-926-8883 Adhesive Tape Surg 2" 6's Roll
6515-01-180-0467 Airway, Nasopharyngeal, 28fr, 12s
6515-01-519-9161 Glove, Patient Exam 100/Pkg (4ea)
6545-01-531-3647 Pouch, IFAK
6545-01-531-3147 Insert, IFAK (has folding panels, with cord attached.
Combat Medic Equipment Introduction
Combat Medic Equipment
TCCC Equipment
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Description
Modern tactical medical gear is heavily standardized around the MARCH PAWS treatment protocol dictated by Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) guidelines, which prioritizes treating preventable causes of battlefield death in order of urgency.
Because a medic is a soldier first, they carry the standard loadout of an infantryman—rifle, body armor, and ammunition—supplemented by an array of trauma and stabilization equipment divided into clear categories.
Combat medic equipment is divided into two distinct tiers:
- the individual first aid kit (IFAK) for self-aid,
- and the provider-level aid bag carried by the medic to treat multiple casualties.
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History note Category
A Vietnam War-era combat medic setup differs vastly from a modern tactical loadout, prioritizing high-volume cotton dressings and primitive trauma tools over today's advanced synthetic devices. Driven by the extreme humidity of the jungle, the standard kit for a U.S. Army Medic or Navy Hospital Corpsman was built around a few iconic pieces of load-bearing equipment (LBE) and rugged canvas packs.
The Primary Aid Bags
Medics carried their main lifesaving supplies in designated canvas or nylon packs, often customized with marker or tape for quick identification.
M5 Medic Bag: The definitive M5 Canvas Aid Bag was a zippered, multi-compartment backpack. It contained fold-out mesh panels to keep diagnostic and trauma tools organized in muddy jungle conditions.
M3 Medic Bag: A smaller, trifold canvas shoulder bag commonly packed with supplemental field dressings, tape, and splints.
An Iraq War-era combat medic setup represents a massive technological leap, bridging the gap between legacy Vietnam-style treatments and modern Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) protocols. Driven by the intense urban combat, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), and severe blast trauma of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), the U.S. military rapidly decentralized high-level lifesaving equipment down to the individual soldier.
Development Context
The First-Issue IFAK
The Iraq War marked the birth of the Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK). Prior to this, soldiers carried basic dressings; the IFAK institutionalized trauma self-aid.
- Tourniquets: The early war relied on the black, plastic windlass Combat Application Tourniquet (C-A-T), replacing the ineffective friction-strap buckles of the 20th century.
- Hemostatic Dressings: The introduction of first-generation blood-clotting agents like QuikClot granules (poured directly into a wound, which generated intense heat) and later, non-heating HemCon chitosan patches.
- Airway Support: Standard inclusion of a Nasopharyngeal Airway (NPA) tube and a 14-gauge Needle Decompression Catheter for treating a collapsed lung.
Primary Aid Bags
As vehicle patrols and urban clearing operations became the norm, heavy, round platoon bags were phased out for flat, low-profile assault packs that allowed medics to squeeze through doorways and sit inside Humvees.
- TSSI M9 Assault Medical Backpack: The quintessential low-profile medic pack of the Iraq War. It features a flat silhouette designed specifically to sit comfortably against vehicle seats, packed with velcro color-coded internal mesh pockets.
- Blackhawk Special Operations Medical Pack: A large, mid-to-late war modular pack utilized by squad medics requiring high volumes of intravenous fluids, extra splints, and extensive burn bandages for IED blast victims.
Fluid Resuscitation & IED Trauma
Blast trauma from roadside IEDs completely shifted what supplies medics prioritized inside their main aid packs.
- Saline & Hextend IV Kits: High-volume IV starter kits were packed at the top of the bag. Medics routinely hung IV fluid bags from the ceiling handles of moving Humvees to treat blast-induced hemorrhagic shock on the move.
- Asherman Chest Seals: Early-to-mid-war round adhesive patches featuring a central one-way flutter valve, explicitly carried to seal shrapnel puncture wounds to the torso.
- Burn Sheets & Kling Gauze: Massive quantities of dry sterile burn sheets and rolled dressings to manage extensive thermal injuries caused by vehicle explosions and burning fuel.
Item Details
The technical breakdown of what is found inside a standard
1. Hemorrhage Control & Bandages
2. Medications & Chemical / Water Treatment
3. Auxiliary Tools & Advanced Equipment (Newer Variants)
Printed Label
Associated
- Military Medical Packs / Backpacks
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