United States Air Force Uniform is the standard military outfit used by United States Air Force aviators. Specific Air Force Directives handle identical standardized clothing for members of both Active Components (that is, Regular Air Force) and from two service backup components consisting of Air Spare Components
Wear a modified version of the Air Force uniform is also permitted for civilian civilian auxiliaries, Civil Air Patrol, provided that its members adhere to standard military care and modified heavy standards. A similar provision is given to senior high school students participating in the Air Force Army Air Force Corps (AFJROTC) Training Program.
Appropriate US Air Force uniforms are described in Air Force Instruction 36-2903 (AFI 36-2903), Dresses and Personal Appearance of Air Force Personnel .
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History
Initial design
When the US Air Force first became an entirely separate branch in 1947, personnel continued to wear a uniform almost identical to the US Army. The first Air Force special blue dress uniform, introduced in 1949, was in Shade 1683, also dubbed "Uxbridge Blue" after the former Bachman-Uxbridge Worsted Company. Ike's jacket, inherited from the Army Air Force but at Shade 1683, is an optional uniform item.
Air Force personnel were permitted to wear uniforms of the World War II Army uniform and the rank badge until July 1952. The gray silver color "marks used" and the Foreign Service Bar were imposed on the uniform until 1957. Air Force personnel who had previously served in the Army were allowed to wear an Army badge (like a Combat Infantry Badge for former infantry) they had been given on their blue uniform. They can also wear the former patch units (whether Army Army or Air Force) on their left shoulders if they have served in battle with it. In 1950, the patch unit was eliminated for use on the blue uniform except when worn on combat duties abroad and completely eliminated in 1957.
In the early 1960s a blue uniform, including a headgear, was transferred to a new and slightly updated version known as Shade 1084. Ike's jacket was removed gradually in 1965. Along the way the long-armed blue-sleeved shirt wire with the rank and tie marks on the Shade 1084. In the case of this shirt, it will eventually be replaced by a 1549 Shade version that will continue to be used until the early 1980s, his shoulders not preening, with officers wearing a small rank in the collar and enlisted personnel sewn on a cloth badge on the sleeve. Service stamp device, "U.S." the collar and work emblem worn on the left breast has a nickel satin finish, while the officer rank badge has a finished mirror.
Tan's dress service uniform and a brown long-sleeved shirt at Shade 193 dubbed "silver-tan" for a certain shade luster continued to be used until the early 1960s. Tan short-sleeved cotton shirts and trousers for men, known as 1505, have replaced the original 505 Khaki Shade uniform, and also continued to be used until the early 1970s, while women wore a combination of light blue. In the early 1970s, a Shade 1550 long-sleeved shirt or long blue shade and a dark blue pant of Shade 1549 replaced it. Early versions of the short Shade 1550 shirt in the 1970s were characterized by a small pin-on metal rank badge for officers, similar to what happened to a shirt of 1505, while the enlisted personnel continued to wear cloth shirts. badge. The variant was subsequently replaced by a new short-sleeved shirt at the 1550 Shade, plus a long-sleeved shirt on the 1550 Shade with a dark blue tie (Shade 1549), both of which incorporated a lockable shoulder strap. For officers, a dark blue soft shoulder loop is designed to slide over the epaulettes, with a coat of arms consisting of embroidered metal threads on a dark blue background, while enlisted personnel continue to wear a badge of armor on arms with unsweetened shoulder epaulettes. The uniform combination of 1550/1549 replaces the previous work uniform variant, and the blue service uniform uniform becomes a form of service clothing.
The first proposal for service uniforms displays minimal ornamentation, at the request of the top commander. However, many low-ranking officers requested more specific badges and symbols. This debate continued until the 1980s, where the viewpoints that supported the larger badges and symbols were generally applicable, and badges were published for almost all areas of work.
Prior to 1993, all Air Force personnel wearing blue service uniforms (Shade 1549 jackets and trousers and Shade 1550 shirts) were very similar in appearance to the US Army's "A" and "B" Outfit Apparition uniforms. Short "blue ceremonial" uniforms and ceremonial white uniforms were also performed in the mid-1980s and were discontinued on 1 August 1994 and 1 March 1993. Required for field class officers and above, blue versions identical to blue service uniforms with the exception of a braided arm metallic silver replaces the dark blue mohair arm and "should board" the emblem of the uniform of the officer's uniform suit used in place of the large metal rank emblem. The white uniform is identical to the piece and style with the blue version and also inserting the metal sleeve bonnet and the shoulder board badge badge.
Future plans
On May 18, 2006 the Department of the Air Force launched two new uniform service prototype uniforms, resembling the collar uniform worn by a US Air Force Corps officer before 1935, called "Billy Mitchell's inheritance coat," and the other, resembling a US Air Force 'Uniform World War II and named "Hap Arnold heritage coat". If a standing collar coat is selected, it will be the first "stand-alone" collar uniform that will be issued since the 1930s (a white uniform of men's and men's uniforms in white Navy and Coast Guard and a blue-guard Blue Navy) official events only). In 2007, Air Force officials announced that they had set the "Hap Arnold" look, with a bonded jacket jacket, but with a collar that was narrower than the original prototype. However, in 2009, General Norton Schwartz, the new Air Force Chief of Staff, pointed out that "no further effort is made on [Hap Arnold] Heritage Coat" so the focus will remain on the short-term uniform needs. While the results of an inherited coat evaluation will be available to Air Force leaders if they decide to implement uniform change, the uniform reshuffle is currently being held indefinitely.
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Uniform now
Standard uniform
Service dress
The current US Air Force Gown uniform, which was originally adopted in 1994 and made mandatory on October 1, 1999, consists of a three-button mantle, similar to a men's sports jacket (with a US silver "pin" pin on a lapel pants collar), trousers harmonies and service hats or flying caps, all at Shade 1620, also known as "Air Force Blue." It's worn with a light blue shirt (Shade 1550) and a herringbone-patterned tie (Shade 1620). The metal buttons on the dress uniform are also modified at this time, a satin button transition using contemporary US Air Force seals to a significant historical retro emblem that has been used by the US Air Force Air Force as a shoulder attachment during World War II. This change is also applied to the buttons on the service cap that hold the chin straps and to the buttons on the uniform uniform, to insert the uniform of the shoulder board for clothing officers.
Airman was registered wearing a clothing badge on both sleeves of his jacket and shirt, while the clerk wore a metal badge attached to the mantle coat mark, and Blue Air-on slides loop ("padded rank" shoulder badge) at the rank of shirt. The clerk also wore a piece of cloth in the fabric of a 3 inch dark blue cloth sleeve from the tip of the sleeve of the coat. Braid is worn in a 1/2-inch width for officers at the rank of colonel and below and in width of 1 inch for public officers.
The uniform of the current service suit is a modification of the original version imagined by the former Air Force Chief of Staff, General Merrill McPeak, who did not display any rank for any rank, and a silver arm-wrapped circle at the bottom of the arm indicating the rank of officer (< i> see also: US Air Force Officer rated the symbol ). This style of rank symbol for officers, while used by British Royal Air Force officers and air force officers from other British commonwealth and former commonwealth countries, is also a style of the US Navy's uniform blue and US Coast Guard, as well as their navy from almost all other countries. The emblem was unpopular and many senior Air Force generals commented that the Air Force's uniforms now seemed identical to the commercial airline uniforms. The McPeak uniform was abolished in 1999 and remains the shortest series of military badges released in the history of the US armed forces.
The rank is reinserted on the mantle for the badge of the rank of the metal officer and braids back to the bottom of the arm. But the compromise uniforms continue to be unpopular, mainly because of their civil style pieces. Several additional changes were made to make the jacket look more military in appearance.
The current USAF service dress uniform continues to include a three button blue coat. However, as a matter of practicality for everyday tasks, especially in warm weather climates, USAF personnel will typically wear short sleeves or long-sleeved blue sleeves (for men) or blue short-sleeved or long-sleeved blouses (for women) outerwear, with or without a tie or tab tie, with applicable ratings emblems, special badges and blue plastic name tags (ribbons are optional). Alternative outfits are also permitted for this combination of uniforms such as a blue pullover sweater, blue cardigan sweater, light blue jacket or brown A-2 flight jacket (A-2 flight jacket suit is limited to aeronautically assessed aircraft, aircrew listed, and officers and enlisted space personnel and missile operations only).
Women's service uniforms have the same color and style as the men's clothing uniforms, but can also include additional articles including women's skirts, stockings, and flight hats. Uniform pregnancy is also official.
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Messenger uniforms are worn for formal or semi-formal events such as Dinning-in, Dinning-out, annual Ball Air Force, weddings and other formal functions where a civil "black tie" will be determined. Until the early 1980s, this uniform was different from the current version, previously consisting of a separate jacket, a white jacket worn in spring and summer and a black jacket worn in autumn and winter, combined with black trousers and a tie for men and women. long selection of black cocktails or long black night skirts for women. Black cummerbunds for men and women and white and black service caps for men are also prescribed, although wearing these caps is often optional. The uniforms of today's uniforms worn from the early/mid-1980s consisted of dark blue jackets and messy shirts for men and long night skirts of the same color for women. This jacket is equipped with silver buttons, and is worn with a medal provided by service members in miniature size, wings in miniature size, or other special symbol on the left chest, the command symbol above the right breast for colonel and below (if any), satin Blue air force bow-tie for men or tab for women, satin belt and blue belt. The cuff should be either round silver or flat round silver, or have an air force star and wing symbol, dark blue suspenders may also be worn, but remain hidden when the jacket is turned on. The assigned officer, USAFA cadet and AFROTC, and OTS training officers wear strong shoulder marks (ie, shoulder boards) similar to those used by assigned US Navy officers. Cadets and training officers wear badges on their shoulder boards that apply to their pre-commissioning rank position in their officers' accession program. The police officer assigned to the colonel and below featured a rank officer badge in an elevated metal thread, limited by two silver vertical metal stipes similar to a braid. Public servants wear shoulder boards covering almost the entire length and width of the silver metal braid, with silver stars in elevated metal threads in the amount corresponding to their ratings. Registered personnel wore the same rank badge that they would wear on their clothing suit. Officers also wore a metallic silver braid sleeve on the forearm of Mess Mess's dress, with braids arms coming in two wide, 1/2 inch wide for colonels and underneath, and in width 3/4 inches for Brigadier General and above. Registered personnel do not wear arm bands. No hat or nametag worn with Air Force Dress Uniform.
Battle uniform
US Air Force combat uniforms, also known informally as "uniforms," ​​have continued to evolve since the Air Force became an independent service in 1947. By the late 2000s, USAF's combat uniforms were similar to US Army troops, with the exception of the unique USAF emblem. In the 1960s, this was a solid green uniform, different from that of the Army colleagues with a white coat of arms on a blue-blue backdrop for "US AIR FORCE" and last name above the pockets, a white collar badge on a green background for officers (with the exception of a yellow yarn replicating gold for the rank badge for Lieutenant 2 and Majors) and the blue and white enlisted armrests for enlisted, full color patches from the main command (ie, SAC, TAC, MAC, ATC, etc.) used in a pocket right, and the blue belt. When the Army moved into a quiet black and brown badge with a green background on their combat uniforms in the late 1960s and 1970s, the Air Force made a similar transition to a quiet symbol in the 1980s, transitioning to blue or brown on a green background and with a quiet main command patch also uses a smooth red and black color.
In the 1980s and 1990s, as the US Army increasingly switched to Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) in forest camouflage, the Air Force also followed suit, defending the USAF version of a quiet cloth badge from its previous utility uniform. When the Armed Forces simultaneously incorporated the first version of the Desert Camouflage Uniform (DCU) during the first Gulf War of 1990/1991, so did the Air Force, followed by his successor, the second iteration of the DCU used by all branches of the US Army from mid 1990s to 2011. In the case of the Air Force, a weak brown emblem on a tan background is imposed on the DCU, with the exception of the black officer's rank of representation for First Lieutenant and Lieutenant Colonel.
For today's tasks, ground personnel and USAF aviation personnel not involved in flight operations wear Airman Battle Uniform (ABU). ABU replaces Battle Dress Uniform (BDU), the latter has been discontinued after October 31, 2011. ABU is also officially an optional item for aircraft crew and missile personnel when not directly involved in crew tasks or missiles that normally require Nomex flight suits. Flight settings for missile personnel replacing the previous ultramarine blue jumpsuit that is not fire resistant.
ABU was issued to Air Force deployed as part of Air Expeditionary Force 7 and Air Expeditionary Force 8 (AEF 7/AEF 8) in Spring 2007. In October 2007, ABU was issued to register Basic Trainee at Basic Military Training School (BMTS) in Lackland AFB, Texas, and became available for purchase at AAFES outlets by the rest of the Air Force in June 2008.
Due to the lack of fire resistance, ABU is no longer considered uniformly suitable for combat duty. Air force personnel used to support the OEF also issued the Airman Battle System-Ground (ABS-G) uniform. Beginning in August 2010, the Air Force began planning to issue a uniform Camouflage Pattern of Freedom of Perpetual Operation for Air Force personnel used to support such operations.
Pilots, combat system officers/officers, air crews and missile crews continue to wear a green-brown one-piece uniform or desert made of Nomex for fire protection when performing, or when direct support, flying or missile tasks, or when otherwise specified. HH-60G Aircrew is authorized to wear a two-piece A2CU multicam flight suit. The black leather boots previously used by crew and missile personnel with a green flight suit were discontinued in November 2011 and all personnel now wear green suede boots similar to the green flight suits as directed to ABU. The exception to this rule is the desert tan flight setting, where brown suede boots remain a specified footwear or OCP/A2CU uniform, where desert chocolate or coyote chocolate boots are allowed.
Physical Training Uniform
Air Force Physical Training Uniform (AFPTU), first released on October 1, 2006 consisted of shorts, short sleeves and long-sleeved shirts, jackets, and pants. AF blue shorts with silver reflective stripes on the legs, key pockets attached to the inner layers and ID pockets on the outside of the lower right foot. T-shirt is bright gray with a damp cloth with a reflective Air Force logo on the top left of the chest and behind. Blue jacket with white and chevron piping upside down reflectively on chest and back. Blue pants with silver reflective lines on the lower leg. At one point, the jacket and pants were redesigned with a lighter and quieter material that made no noise with movement. Commercially produced shorts are also allowed to wear.
Different uniforms
US Air Force uniform regulations authorize personnel assigned to public duties, and others, units to wear "special uniforms", concepts similar to "special ceremonial units" identified in US Army uniform rules.
Uniform band
Personnel assigned to the United States Air Force Band, the United States Air Force Academy Band, and the US Air Force regional band wore ceremonial band tunics: blue blouse with choker style, instead of open, collar and silver-epaulettes braided. Uniforms may be worn with white or black gloves, at the discretion of the local commander. Nametags are not worn with ceremonial band tunics. Like other US military bands, the drum department can replace the blue hat with a bear skin helmet, and add a baldric with the campaign tape.
Uniform command
The Air Force Chief and Staff of the Air Force Sergeant are authorized to wear a special ceremonial uniform consisting of a choker-style blouse with silver-tangled epaulettes. Blouses for ceremonial uniforms are similar to ceremonial band tunics, but have different collars and add a silver-braided belt. Each uniform costs $ 700 with the wearer required to pay for the purchase privately.
Horse Racing
"Confederated Horseshoe Service Configuration" The US Air Force is a unique uniform for use during official official events sponsored by the United States Equestrian Federation. Horseman's uniform is similar to a service outfit, but has white pants instead of blue trousers. Black gloves, black helmets, and black horse boots with silver spurs are also worn.
Guardian of honor
The US Air Force team, a special demonstration demonstration unit, as well as a basic honor guard, and USAF marching unit, wore a distinctive honor guard uniform. Modeled on service uniforms, honorary guard uniforms add silver-braided belts, silver aiguillette, white cotton gloves, and white ascot. Large medals are worn instead of ribbons. "Ceremonial headgear" consists of a peaked blue hat with a shiny black visor.
Informal uniform
Bandmans, recruiters, pastors, and gym staff were allowed to wear the Air Force "uniform" while on duty. This civil style dress consists of khaki pants, a blue Air Force polo shirt, and strong black athletic shoes.
Security Force
The USAF Security Force is authorized, at the commander's discretion to modify the standard employee outfit with additional Blue Security Force bars, white ascots with USAF logo, and white cotton gloves. Footwear in this modification consists of black boots, blouse, spider-laced. Security Forces also uses SF protector in the left breast pocket.
Uniform cadets
Prospective officers assigned to pre-commissioning status, for example, US Air Force cadets, AFROTC college and university cadets, and OTS training officers, wear slide-on badges or emblems of "soft ratings" on their shirts and hard shoulders. board "(similar to an officer assigned a shoulder gown mess to the rank of badge) on their service coat clothes, again with cadet cadets or officer rank officers according to their special commissioning program.Covering heads are typical for all flight caps with medium density silver metallic silver pipes.
Cadets at the United States Air Force Academy were also given unique authority, formal institutional parade dress gowns consisting of blue-gray vests worn with white trousers, and a peaked white hat. The cadet parade uniform was designed by Hollywood film director Cecil B. DeMille, who received the Secretary of Defense of Extraordinary Civil Service Awards for his work on an academy uniform.
Civil Air Patrol
Personnel from Civil Air Patrol (CAP), all civilian civilians supporting the United States Air Force, were allowed to wear certain Air Force uniforms with different CAP marks and badges. Senior Members (ages 18 and older) can only wear Air Force uniforms if they meet military maintenance requirements and minor military standard modifications. Cadets (ages 12-21) should only meet military care standards until the 18th anniversary, at which time they must meet military and military maintenance standards. Members who do not meet Air Force standards may wear alternative CAP uniforms.
Air Force uniforms approved for use by Civil Air members include Service Dress, Mess Dress (only for Senior Members), woodland camouflage Battle Dress Uniform (BDU), Airman Battle Uniform (ABU), Nomex green flight suits, and CWU- 45P green Nomex, the last two items are limited to aircrew only. CAP's distinctive marks include the symbol of a "soft" gray shoulder circle for CAP officers to be used in task uniform, as opposed to the same "soft rank" blue loop of Air Force officers. This badge is also worn by CAP officers in the Dress Service suit, while Air Force officers wear a metal pin-on badge. The Mess Messenger Hats uniforms are also typical in parallel braid lines on the shoulder boards for members of the Senior CAP Members in the ranks of major majors and below are worn on Mess Dress uniforms, and armbands for all senior members of CAP members, dark blue cloth versus silver fabrics metallic worn on Mess Dress uniforms by Air Force officers.
The Cadet registered uniforms are also different in ranking placements, with collar pins instead of sleeve stitched chevrons traditionally worn by registered Air Force members. Cadet officers wear blue "blue blue" shoulder loops similar to USAF officers wearing a uniform shirt, but wear a special shoulder board badge striking on the Dress Service suit in a manner similar to OTS and AFROTC officers and USAFA cadets.
Uniform situation
Campaign hat
Like the US Army and the US Marine Corps, drilling instructors in the US Air Force - known as Military Training Instructors - are authorized to wear campaign hats. Air Force campaign hat is navy blue and displays the Great Seal of the United States in a silver circle.
Highland dress
In 1950, the US Air Force (USAF) General S.D. "Rosie" Grubbs began organizing the Air Force Band, as part of the USAF Drum and Corps Bugle. The United States Air Force Band was organized as an independent band in 1960 under Colonel George Howard. The standard outfits of highland clothing, including the Sporran skirt and Mitchell Tartan, in honor of General William "Billy" Mitchell, endorsed by General Curtis LeMay. The pipe band was dissolved in the early 1970s, but wearing the official Mitchell Tartan Active Duty (also known as Hunter, Galbraith, Russell, or Milwaukee County) has been used ever since by the US Air Force Celtic Ensembles Band Heritage.
In 1961, the US Air Force Reserve (USAFR) organized the pipeline, partly due to the popularity of the USAF Band. The US Air Force Reserve tartan was authorized and approved in 2001, however, previously used "Lady Jane" tartan was adopted from Strathmore Woolen Company in 1987. Band Band Air Force Pipe, wearing plateau dress, including skirts and sporrants. The United States Air Force Reserve band has one of the last US military service pipeline bands and was closed in 2013 due to a security warrant. One piper was assigned to the United States Air Force Band in DC and several other pipers were still performing at official ceremonies in the Air Force.
See also
- List of camouflage patterns # North America N-Z
- United States Armed Forces Uniform
- Flight settings
- United States Army Air Force
References
External links
- Dress Style and Air Force Appearance page
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