Imagine the scene, troops are boarding planes, helicopters are taking off, and every news channel is broadcasting images of war. Unfortunately, it's a scene that we see far too often. However, put yourself in the position of a military family and the reality of it is much harder.

One of the first things we hear said to soldiers going off to serve, is "Come home safe!" But it's hardly thought that proper packaging materials are one of the key elements that ensure those very soldiers do come home safe. You may be thinking to yourself, "Huh? Did I hear that right?" Don't worry, you did.

Think about it for a moment, what keeps your computer running? The right parts. What gets the right parts to the store that sold them to you? Proper shipping. In the same very way, what makes soldiers effective in the field? Supplies and equipment sent from home. However, using the example of your computer parts – your local electronics store isn't located in the middle of a wet jungle or dry sandy desert. When it comes to supplying troops for military operations around the world, military packaging is critical, and can even mean the difference between mission success and mission failure.

One particularly important mil spec packaging product is the virtually ubiquitous mil spec bag. Mil spec bags are designed and engineered to get supplies where they need to be without fail.

This may incorporate a variety of technologies to protect products from specific elements, giving way to electro-static-dissipative mil spec bags, desiccant bags, and anti-corrosion bags. All three of these types (sometimes combined) serve to accomplish one goal: to reliably and effectively get materiel where it needs to be, as it should be.

While bags are not "desiccant" inherently, a desiccant is a substance that can be added that effectively creates a state of dryness within the bag. Combined with other technologies such as anti static materials and VCI (volatile corrosive inhibiting) material, mil spec bags can handle seriously tough conditions.

Without such technologies, mil spec bags would never be able to stand up to the humidity, moisture, and downright challenging conditions that threaten to destroy the products they're containing

So there you have it, would you have imagined that a simple plastic bag would be capable of protecting even the most delicate military components? Fortunately, it’s one of the key things that has supplied our troops with the supplies they need to remain effective in the field.