Abstract: Equipment carried on a person increases the surface profile of that person, particularly surface profiles which includes: an increased number of impingement points that can deleteriously interact with the physical environment of the person and thereby hinder movement; an increased level of fluidic drag thereby increasing the level of effort required by the person to move through the environment; and, a heightened acoustic signature as such equipment interfaces with the atmospheric environment. The present invention is directed to methods and means for reducing the exposed surface profile of equipment carried on an anatomical region of a person by introducing a cover assembly, which acts directly upon the equipment being carried.