Kukhona ezinye izinto ezibizwa ngokuthi i-Marines ne-combat experience ukuthi kufanele "kufanele-haves" uma ukhonza endaweni yokulwa. Nasi uhlu lwezinto eziphezulu ezingu-20 ezilwa nokulwa nama-Marine we-3 Platoon, C Company, iBatalion 1st, 3rd Marine Regiment uzizwa ebaluleke kakhulu ukuthi uManzi kumele aphume empini, ngaphandle kwemibandela evamile yemishini nezikhali. Uhlu lwahlanganiswa yi-Sgt. UClinton Firstbrook, futhi washicilelwa ekuqaleni koMeyi 2005 weMarines , umagazini osemthethweni we- Marine Corps .
1. I-Advanced Combat Gun Optical Gun noma i-Binoculars : "Uma usesikhundleni, ungatshela ukuthi abantu bahamba kanjani emgwaqweni (amabhlokhi away) bathwala," kusho uCpl. UMichael Fredtkou, isibhamu se-M-203. "Isitha asilindele ukuba ubone kude kakhulu."
2. Amandla amabhasi : "Alula, kulula ukufika," kusho u-Staff Sgt. ULuis Lopez, umphathi wesigceme. "Ngaphezu kwalokho azikho ezinzima njengeMREs."
3. I-Kevlar Cushions : "Isigqoko esidala (helmet) padding sikunikeza ikhanda ngemuva kokugqoka amahora ambalwa," kusho u-1st Lt. Travis Fuller, umlawuli wamaplanethi. "Ngemuva kwemizuzu embalwa ngemikhumbi, awukwazi ngisho ukutshela khona."
4. I-Elbow & Knee Pads : "Uma kungenjalo kulezi zinto, amadolo ami ayeyoqedwa ngokuphelele manje," kusho uLance Cpl. U-Tim Riffe, umshini womshini. "Ungathatha kuphela ukugxuma endaweni evikelekile ngaphandle kwabo."
5. Umsakazo Wezemisebenzi Yomuntu : "Ukuxhumana kuye kwaba yikhiye elikhulu ekusebenzeni kwethu," kusho uCpl.
UTyrone Wilson, umholi weqembu lesibili. "Ngesikhathi iqembu lami liwela ngaphesheya komgwaqo endaweni yokuzivikela, i-platoon yayikwazi ukungitshela ukuthi izihlubuki zisesakhiweni esiseduze nathi. Ubani owaziyo ukuthi kwenzekani uma bengenakuxhumana nami."
6. I-Global Positioning System : "Ngikwazi ukukhomba indawo yethu zingakapheli amamitha angu-10 uma ngibiza imibiko yezemisebenzi kanye nama-medevacs," kusho uLance Cpl.
UWilliam Woolley, opharetha womsakazo. "Ngeke silahleke uma nje sinayo."
7. Izinsipho ezengeziwe : "Izinyawo zami zinhle futhi zoma manje," kusho uLance Cpl. UCaleb Welch, isikhali se-gunner esisebenza ngokuzenzekelayo. "Ngiye ngingazange ngishintshe amasokisi ami ngaphambi kokuzivocavoca kwezinsuku ezintathu kuya kwezine futhi ngangizisola kamuva."
8. Amagundane : "Bayabamba ngoba uma ukhuphuka odongeni akudingeki ukhathazeke ngesilazi ephukile ukusika izandla zakho," kusho uCpl. UGabriel Trull, umholi weqembu lokuqala. "Futhi awushintshi izandla zakho uma ushintsha imiphongolo yeGolfu."
9. Izingane Zisula : "Isiqephu samagesi amaningi," kusho isikhulu esincane seSigaba sesi-3 u-Irving Ochoa, umphathi weNavy. "Awunaso isikhathi esiningi lapha ukuze uhlanzekile, ngakho-ke kungcono okunye okunye."
I-Point-Point Sling : "Uma uqaqa phezu kwamapulangwe awufuni ukukhathazeka ngokulahla isikhali sakho," kusho uCpl. UDave Willis, umholi weqembu lesithathu. "Noma nini ungafinyelela phansi bese uyibamba."
11. I-Alice noma i-Day pack : "Ngaphandle kwalokhu angikwazi ukuthi ngingathwala kanjani zonke izinto zami," kusho uLance Cpl. I-Geoffery Bivins, i-SAW gunner. "Ihambisa yonke isisindo emzimbeni wami, ngakho angikhathazekile. Uma ugijima ngamapounds angu-100 ngemuva kwakho, kubalulekile."
12. I-Night Vision Goggles : "Ukugqoka lezi zinto ebusuku kusizuzisa ngaphezu kwesitha," kusho uLance Cpl. UMarquirez Chavery, unjiniyela wokulwa. "Uma usephezu ebusuku ubona konke."
13. Indlela Yokwenza Imfucuza Yomuntu : "Amanzi ingenye yezinto ozidingayo njalo ukuthi uqiniseke ukuthi unayo," kusho uSaman Hugo Lara, oyisikhulu seNavy. "Kunokuba uzame ukuthola ama-canteens akho, intambo ikhona ngaphakathi kwakho. Ngaphezu kwalokho ibamba amanzi amaningi."
14.Bheka nge-Compass : "Uthola izingcingo lapho kufanele ubeke khona ukucindezela umlilo ngendlela ethile futhi esikhundleni sokuchitha isikhathi sokubuza ukuthi iyiphi indlela enyakatho noma eningizimu, ungabheka nje isandla sakho," kusho uLance Cpl.
ULonny Kelly, umshayeli wemishini. "Ukwazi isikhathi kubalulekile ngoba wonke umuntu uthatha ama-shift ukuze enze umsebenzi wokuqapha noma ukuma."
15. Amabhethri AA : "Uwasebenzisela ama-NVG akho kanye nama-radios aphathekayo - kokubili okufaka isandla empini ephumelelayo," kusho uCpl. UBryan Morales, iqembu lokuqala 1 umholi weqembu lomlilo wokuqala. "Awufuni ukuthi enye yalezo zinto zife kuwe, ngakho-ke ukuba neqoqo elilodwa lebhethri elizungezile kubaluleke kakhulu."
16. I-Poncho & Poncho Liner : "Ukushisa ebusuku kuhluke kakhulu kusukela ngosuku," kusho uLance Cpl. UJonathan Etterling, umholi wethimba lomshini. "Uma ungenalo uhlobo lokuvikelwa ebusuku, usuqeda ukushisa ngenxa yokuthi amakhamera asawohloka ukuthuthumela emini."
17. I-Ballistic Goggles : "Ngangingumshayeli (umsizi) womunye wabathumeli bethu futhi sashaywa yi- device (i- explosive device )," kusho uLance Cpl. U-Anthony Johnson, indoda yokuhlaselwa. "I-Shrapnel yaxosha izibuko zami, ngisindise umbono wami."
18. I-Multipurpose Toolable Kit Kit : "Kunjengokuthwala ummese wokulwa, isando kanye nesikebheridi ngakwesandla esisodwa," kusho uLance Cpl. U-Evan Fernandez, indoda yokuhlaselwa. "Ukusika ama-MRE avulekile, ukuhlanza isikhali sakho, ukuqinisa izikhwama kwi-gear yakho; inokusetshenziswa okuyinkulungwane."
19. Abakwa-Carabineers : "Noma yini ongase uyenze ukuyibamba isaziso sezinkathi, awufuni ukumba emaphaketheni akho ukuze uzame ukuyithola," kusho uPfc.
UJason Kurtz, i-SAW gunner. "Ngalokhu ungakwazi ukunamathisela noma yini ku-flak yakho futhi ube neyakho kalula."
20. I-High Powered Flashlight : "Yenza izimangaliso," kusho uCpl. Chris Williams, iqembu lesibili, umholi wokuqala weqembu lomlilo. "Emva kokuphonsa igrenade yokuhlukanisa ekamelweni kunzima ukubona ngoba konke uthuli oluzungezile. Akekho okwazi ukufihla kubo."