Cats Eyes Helmet Band (Foliage)

Foliage Green Cat Eyes Helmet Band - Luminous Tabs On Foliage Green Band. Fits Current Issue Helmets. Hold Branches Etc. For Camouflage. When soldiers wear a helmet cover, it is also often fitted with a band around it that has two reflective patches (also known as cat eyes) on the rear intended to reduce friendly fire incidents. These bands are also used to hold vegetation or small personal items, as with the M1 helmet before it during the later decades of its service life. These bands can also have names and/or blood types printed on them to help identify the wearer. Some PASGT helmets also featured a patch with the wearers rank insignia on it stitched to the front, and/or a second patch showing the symbol of his/her unit on the sides.