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Starting October 1, 2018, the Operational Camouflage Pattern uniform will be the new uniform of the U.S. Air Force. The OCP Replaces the Airman Battle Uniform, which has been the standard uniform since 2011, when it replaced both the woodland camouflage Battle Dress Uniform and Desert Camouflage Uniform.

Aug. 9, 2018

Blending in, Air Force to begin wear of OCP uniform

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — Air Force units around the world will be allowed to wear the Operational Camouflage Pattern beginning in October. The OCP is the same camouflage uniform the Army uses.

Members of the Iraqi army and police look at ballistic helmets in a container during the divestment of organizational clothing and individual equipment to the Iraqi army and police at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq.

July 1, 2018

DLA Distribution’s Unit Materiel Fielding Point

DLA Distribution’s Unit Materiel Fielding Point emphasizes global posture and strong partnerships.

Air Force transitions to a single combat uniform

May 14, 2018

Air Force transitions to a single combat uniform

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AFNS) — Air Force leaders announced the service will move to a single combat utility uniform, adopting the Operational Camouflage Pattern, or OCP, already in use by the Army and Airmen in combat zones and in certain jobs across the Air Force.

DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles Strategic Material Sourcing Division Chief Donna Pointkouski speaks to representatives from nearly 500 U.S. clothing and textiles manufacturers, the military services and government representatives during the third annual Joint Advanced Planning Brief for Industry November 15, 2017. The two-day meeting in Cherry Hill, New Jersey served as an opportunity for the DLA and the military to brief industry partners on their expectations for clothing and individual equipment requirements over the next year.

Nov. 22, 2017

DLA, military services brief clothing, equipment support plans to industry partners

CHERRY HILL, NEW JERSEY — The third annual Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles Joint Advanced Planning Brief for Industry was held in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and attended by nearly 800 representatives from U.S. clothing and textiles manufacturers, the military services and the government.

Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii tackle obstacles in February 2017, while evaluating a new, lighter-weight uniform.

Oct. 31, 2017

New Army uniform provides lighter weight without breaking sweat

WASHINGTON — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base San Antonio website —The current Army Combat Uniform top weighs in at about 1.4 pounds. When it gets wet, it tends to stay wet. And when it’s hot out, it tends to keep Soldiers hot. The Army has a solution for that: the Improved Hot Weather Army Combat Uniform that has a whole lot fewer pockets, layers of fabric and Velcro, as well as a new fabric that is actually lighter than the current ACU.

Corps reaches final stages of tropical boots, uniform testing

Oct. 26, 2017

Corps reaches final stages of tropical boots, uniform testing

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps Systems Command website — The Marine Corps wrapped up its fourth and final field user evaluation for a prototype tropical utility uniform and boots in late September.

DLA Troop Support Clothing & Textiles Director Air Force Col. Lawrence Hicks, right, briefs representatives from DLA, the U.S. military services and domestic clothing and textiles manufacturers during the 2016 Joint Advanced Planning Brief for Industry October 19, 2016. DLA Troop Support Clothing & Textiles hosted the two-day event to discuss future requirements and business opportunities for military clothing and individual equipment

Oct. 31, 2016

DLA, military brief clothing industry partners on warfighter support plans

CHERRY HILL, NJ — The Defense Logistics Agency is able to provide uniforms and equipment to warfighters with the support of the Clothing and Textiles supply chain’s industry partners, the C&T director told those partners Oct. 19.

DLA works with industry to obtain fabrics that meet various requirements for uniforms and other items.

April 21, 2016

DLA director notes value of partnerships for clothing, textiles

Washington, D.C. — The director of the Defense Logistics Agency delivered a keynote presentation to about 150 government and industry partners, including leaders from DLA Troop Support, at the National Council of Textile Organizations 13th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., April 12.

DLA senior enlisted leader Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Tobin, left, shakes hands with the longest-working employee at DeRossi & Son in Vineland, N.J., with 55 years on the job, during a visit to the Clothing and Textiles vendor’s facility Aug. 19. Tobin also visited Crown Clothing in Vineland and the Federal Correctional Institution at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.

Aug. 21, 2015

DLA senior enlisted leader visits C&T uniform producers

VINELAND, New Jersey — DLA’s senior enlisted leader Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Tobin lauded a long-time uniform manufacturer during his visit to three DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles vendors Aug. 19.

Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, DLA Troop Support commander, hands a pair of combat boots to an Air Force recruit receiving her initial clothing issue Aug. 6 at Lackland Air Force Base. Hamilton saw technology implemented by the Clothing and Textiles supply chain that helped cut the clothing issue time in half.

Aug. 12, 2015

Troop Support commander sizes up recruits at Lackland AFB

LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — The first pair of combat boots didn’t fit. So DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton walked to the stocked shelf and brought another pair to the Air Force recruit.