<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_the_United_States" class="extiw" title="w:Military of the United States">U.S. Military</a> official issue gear strap from early 1990s used for compressing and securing equipment, such as attaching a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sleeping_bag" class="extiw" title="w:sleeping bag">sleeping bag</a> to a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backpack" class="extiw" title="w:Backpack">ruck sack</a>.
Leonard J. DeFrancisci
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