The M1 helmet is a combat helmet that was used by the U.S. military from World War II until 1985, when it was succeeded by the PASGT helmet. The M1 helmet has become an icon of the US military, with its design inspiring other militaries around the world.
View of an M1 helmet shell
The Helmet Model Number 5, intended to replace the M1917 but not adopted
An M1 Helmet with camouflage cover, worn by a corporal of the Netherlands Marine Corps in 1945
US soldier wearing a helmet with camouflage cover and additional natural camouflage added on the slots in the helmet's cover while firing a M60 machine gun
Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops
Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops is a combat helmet and ballistic vest that was used by the United States military from the early 1980s until the early or mid-2000s, when the helmet and vest were succeeded by the Lightweight Helmet (LWH), Modular Integrated Communications Helmet (MICH), and Interceptor Body Armor (IBA) respectively.
A PASGT vest and helmet in woodland camouflage.
An early prototype variant of the PASGT helmet and vest in the ERDL pattern
U.S. Navy sailors in January 2017 wearing PASGT helmets
A U.S. Navy sailor in 2016 wearing a PASGT vest. Although it has been discontinued in the rest of the U.S. military, the U.S. Navy was still using the PASGT vest aboard its warships as late as June 2016.
