W RIAAN BELLINGAN
Yes, we call it a chest webbing.  I was very fond of wearing that and I carried four R1 magazines in it plus a hand grenade plus, possibly, a smoke grenade, because I came from a culture where we were always well prepared for whatever could happen.  I did not ever wear a bullet-proof jacket.  This is what I wore instead.  That was my normal practice whenever I went out at night or whenever during the day.