release assembly for a personal equipment carrier . release assembly includes securing component , a plurality of first cable assemblies , a plurality of attachment assembly first portions , trigger termination , and trigger activator . securing component is attachable to a personal equipment carrier . the first cable assemblies , include an outer member and an inner member . a first end of each first cable assembly outer member is anchored to the securing component . each attachment assembly first portion includes a detachment portion . the detachment portion is attached to a second end of each first cable assembly inner member . the detachment portion is operable , upon tensioning of the attached first cable assembly inner member , for detaching the attachment assembly first portion from an attached attachment assembly second portion . the trigger termination is connected to the first end of each first cable assembly inner member at the securing component . the trigger activator is connected to the trigger termination .