DACT provides immediate person-to-person communications and feedback, such as positional data, situational awareness (SA), and communications tools providing Command and Control (C2) capabilities. The recon platoons/teams use two variants of the DACT systems, which are made available, the Mounted (M-DACT), which are mounting on tactical vehicles; and the Dismounted (D-DACT) for the Marines on foot or patrol. Weapons OKC-3S Bayonet M16A4 Service Rifle *with/without M203 grenade launcher attachment M4/M4A1 Service Rifle *with/without M203 grenade launcher attachment MEU (SOC) Service Pistol M40A5 Sniper Rifle *used by the detached Scout Sniper Platoons M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System *used by the detached Scout Sniper Platoons M82A3 SASR .50 Anti-Material Weapon M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) being phased out by the M27 IAR Mk19, Mod 3 40-mm Automatic Grenade Launcher M240 7.62-mm General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) M2HB .50-cal Heavy Machine Gun M61 and M67 Fragmentation grenade MK3A2 Concussion grenade (offensive) M18 Colored Smoke and AN-M8 HC White Smoke grenade ABC-M25A1/A2 Riot Control and ABC-M7A2/3 CS gas grenade AN-M14 TH3 Incendiary and M15 White Phosphorus grenade M69 practice hand grenade XM84 Stun grenade Combat and protective gear The combative and protective gear is used by both recon assets of MAFTF. However, again, there are 'additional' equipment in the Force Recon's T/E to meet their assignments in deep operations and/or direct action missions. And to include FORECON's necessary equipment that are capable of being jumped out of aircraft; and long-range communications due to their operability at greater distances than Division Recon geographically-assigned boundaries. Utility uniform – Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform (MCCUU), with MARPAT camouflage digital pixelated pattern in woodland and desert variants. Load Bearing Vest (LBV) – The vest could be the current standard-issue, second-generation, MOLLE Fighting Load Carrier vest (FLC) or the late 1980s to early 1990s IIFS non-modular load bearing vest (LBV-88). The latter is more popular for durability. An operator may also use a third-party LBV, and chestrigs are popular. Rucksack – A large backpack for items accessed less often. Marines have publicly voiced a preference for ALICE packs, introduced in 1974, over the newer MOLLE packs, but individual operators may buy third-party packs which surpass both products in durability. The MOLLE packs were replaced by the Arc'teryx-designed ILBE. First aid kit – A personal-sized first aid kit that is carried usually fastened onto webbing of the rucksack or personal vest carrying system. Tactical knee pads and elbow pads – For protection