A couple of readers have contacted us to ask what the adoption of the new NWU Type II means for Navy Individual Augmentees. The answer is simple; nothing. Currently IAs wear the Army Combat Uniform as they generally fall in on Army units. It’s just easier for them to fit in but they wear US Navy service tapes as well as Navy ranks. They remain Sailors but wear the uniform of the service they are supporting, just like Navy personnel who support the Fleet Marine Force wear the MARPAT Marine Camouflage Combat Utility Uniform. The new NWUs are intended for Navy units and they provide a distinctive Navy look.
(U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Dallas Edwards/Released)