Avon M69

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Overview

Avon M69 APR
Also	JSAM-SA
A XM69 being worn by a pilot of an AC-130J Ghostrider of the 5th Special Operations Squadron, 28th Test Evaluations Group, 53rd Wing Eglin, AFB, Florida. Circa 2021
Preceded by	M45 MBU-19/P (AERP)
Succeeded by
Filter	C2A1
Filter connection	40mm STANAG
Made in	United States
Period	2021-present
Users	United States
Issued to	U.S. Army U.S. Navy U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Air Force
Manufacturer	Avon Protection

The M69 JSAM-SA (Joint Service Aircrew Mask-Strategic Aircraft) is a mask manufactured by Avon Protection for the US Department of Defense. It is part of the JSAM program, which is intended as a program to unify all aircrew masks used by all branches of the United States Armed Forces into a few select series of masks. Based on the M53, the M69 has been redesigned for aircrew. (high altitude CBRN protection) The M69 is designed specifically for use by aircrew on strategic aircraft such as the Lockheed Martin AC-130J Ghostrider and many other strategic support aircraft currently being used by the various branches of the United States Armed Forces. The M69 was designed to be used by all branches of the United States military. (hence the Joint Service Aircrew Mask Designation) The M69 JSAM-SA is slowly being fielded and has been replacing the MBU-19/P AERP (Aircrew Eye Respiratory Protection) and M45 CB Aircrew mask in issue since 2021.

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Capt. Edward Silva, of the 436th Operations Support Squadron, poses wearing an XM69 JSAM-SA next to the previous generation Aircrew mask, the AERP (Aircrew Eye Respiratory Protection) Circa: March 2nd, 2016

Zachary Chadwick, Joint Project Manager protection test engineer, attaches a Joint Service Mask Leakage Tester to a XM69 JSAM-SA being worn by Pilot 1st Lt. Rich Gangloff, of the 3rd Airlift Squadron, Circa: March 2nd, 2016.

Capt. Edward Silva, 436th Operations Support Squadron dons a XM69 JSAM-SA Circa: March 2nd, 2016.

A XM69 JSAM-SA laid out flat on a table Circa March 2nd, 2016

U.S. Air Force Maj. Ryan Schenk, 61st Airlift Squadron pilot, assists U.S. Air Force Capt. Mike Morrison, 19th Operations Support Squadron instructor pilot, in removing the M69 Joint Service Aircrew Mask Strategic Aircraft during operational testing of the new system at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, April 26, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rhett Isbell)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephen Lail, 19th Operations Support Squadron loadmaster, tests the water tube of the XM69 Joint Service Aircrew Mask Strategic Aircraft during operational testing of the new system at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, April 26, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rhett Isbell)

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A finalized M69 JSAM-SA being worn by Senior Airman Mark Kim of the 60th Operation Support Squadron. Circa: November 2nd 2022.

References

1. https://www.amc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/785873/new-aircrew-masks-tested-at-dover
2. https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7550091/travis-distributes-new-m69-masks-aircrew
3. https://www.919sow.afrc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2626009/5th-sos-tests-new-aircrew-mask-for-c-130-enterprise
4. https://www.21af.amc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1834388/little-rock-airmen-test-next-generation-gas-mask
5. https://www.fairchild.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2001945689