VS - 1 5 , ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁on ▁the ▁P AS GT ▁hel met . ▁It ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁fitted ▁with ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁stra ps ▁on ▁the ▁rear ▁to ▁keep ▁protect ive ▁eye we ar ▁in ▁place , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁cloth ▁hel met ▁covers ▁in ▁varying ▁cam ou fl age ▁patterns ▁including ▁M 8 1 ▁Wood land , ▁three - color ▁desert , ▁US MC ▁MAR P AT , ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁U CP , ▁Cry e ▁Multi Cam , ▁and ▁solid ▁black ▁for ▁use ▁with ▁SW AT ▁teams , ▁among ▁numerous ▁other ▁patterns ▁available ▁commer cially . ▁As ▁with ▁its ▁P AS GT ▁prede cess or , ▁the ▁M IC H ▁is ▁often ▁worn ▁with ▁a ▁band ▁around ▁it ▁which ▁features ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁" cat ▁eyes " — patch es , ▁some ▁purely ▁reflect ive ▁and ▁some ▁also ▁slightly ▁l umin ous , ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁intended ▁to ▁prevent ▁friendly ▁fire ▁inc idents . ▁ ▁The ▁M IC H ▁is ▁also ▁slightly ▁smaller ▁than ▁the ▁P AS GT , ▁providing ▁ 8 % ▁less ▁coverage ; ▁this ▁is ▁primarily ▁in ▁the ▁elim ination ▁of ▁the ▁brow ▁and ▁raising ▁of ▁the ▁sides ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁that ▁the ▁lower ▁br im ▁behind ▁the ▁temple ▁is ▁" flat ", ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁" cur ved " ▁profile ▁of ▁the ▁P AS GT . ▁This ▁accounts ▁for ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁reduced ▁weight ▁and ▁allows ▁for ▁both ▁greater ▁situ ational ▁aw aren ess ▁and ▁less ▁obst ruction ▁of ▁the ▁wear er