USMC LWH Helmet

Lightweight Helmet (LWH) was developed for the US Marines to replace the PASGT. The inner 'skullcap' suspension system has now been abandoned in favor of shock-absorbing pads, following the House Armed Services Committee hearing in June 2006. Unfortunately, the pads chosen are the same bottom-tier pads the Army uses that disintegrate quickly, are hard and uncomfortable, resulting in troopers removing their helmets for comfort, even facing the ever-present and unpredictable threat of IED's, RPG's, Ambush, vehicle accidents, etc..