M50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask

The M50 series protective mask, officially known as the Joint Service General Purpose Mask (JSGPM or JSGPM/M50), is a lightweight, protective mask system consisting of the mask, a mask carrier, and additional accessories. It was adopted by the <a href="/facts/United_States_Armed_Forces/NHVsU9Id">U.S. military</a> in 2006 and is manufactured by <a href="/facts/Avon_Protection/6N0SzfhF">Avon Rubber</a>, the <a href="/facts/Synthetic_rubber/58Fq4XYx">rubber-producing</a> department of <a href="/facts/Avon_Protection/6N0SzfhF">Avon Protection</a>. There are two variants, the M50, for ground and shipboard use, and the M51, for ground vehicle use.
The mask was designed to incorporate state-of-the-art technology to protect soldiers from current and anticipated threats from all types of <a href="/facts/Weapons_of_mass_destruction/JfsDSeGo">weapons of mass destruction</a>. It is an above-the-neck, <a href="/facts/Chemical_weapon/AwXDDhAR">chemical</a>-<a href="/facts/Biological_agent/4YnbS6Em">biological</a> (CB) <a href="/facts/Respirator/rYFJThhR">respirator</a> that protects against battlefield concentrations of CB agents, <a href="/facts/Toxin/11oUNk7n">toxins</a>, toxic industrial materials, and <a href="/facts/Radioactive_material/5WpCfbdq">radioactive particulate matter</a>.
The M50/51 masks replace the <a href="/facts/M40_field_protective_mask/pp27C0L8">M40 field protective mask</a> and <a href="/facts/M40_field_protective_mask/pp27C0L8">M42</a>, the <a href="/facts/MCU-2%2fP/eJLAl5KV">MCU-2/P</a> series masks, and the M45 of the <a href="/facts/Land_Warrior/w48NDFCN">Land Warrior</a> <a href="/facts/Future_Force_Warrior/weQhE0Wt">Program</a>.

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M50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask