PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-702

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 702

MAY 2011
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-702 - Page 25 of 32
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PS 702
MAY 11
•±
All approved combat eyewear are found on the
authorized protective eyewear list (APEL)
•±
2- or 3-wavelength (WL) laser protective
Ballistic/Laser Protective Spectacles (BLPS)
•±
2- or 3-WL laser protective Special Protective
Eyewear Cylindrical System (SPECS)
These±are±the±
only
±products±authorized±for±Army±use.
Combat Eyewear…
At a
Glance
here’s a
summary
of all
the army-
approved
combat
eyewear.
•±
2- or 3-WL laser
protective Sun,
Wind and Dust
Goggles (SWDG)
currently, these lenses
are available in
green
(2-wl protection) and
brown
(3-wl protection).
the army has
not
approved non-laser
commercial lens tints,
such as yellow, because
they
distort
colors.
the
army has
approved
only
clear
and
neutral
gray
sunglass
lenses.
the only
exceptions
are
products
with
approved
laser
protective
lenses.
do you wear
prescription
eyeglasses?
if you
do,
the
following tables
tell you which
spectacles or
goggles you
can wear.
they also
tell you if
the goggles
have ballistic
fragmenta-
tion, ultra-
violet (uv)
and laser
protection.
man, that was
close!
these
goggles just
saved my eyes!
lotsa sand
flyin’, but not
in my eyes.
these
goggles
are
great!
these glasses
cut the glare
of the snow.
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