Saturday’s launch of the “Expedition 60” space mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan honored the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landings. It also marked a significant milestone of international cooperation as a crew consisting of a US astronaut, a Russian cosmonaut and an Italian astronaut embarked for a mission aboard the International Space Station. If you didn’t get a chance to view the live stream of the launch, you can watch NASA’s recording of it here.
The launch broadcast was also significant for another reason. In a pre-recorded interview COL Morgan was seen wearing the “Class B” version of the new Army Green Service Uniform. In the screen grab image below you can see some of the notable features of the AGSU shirt and tie combination. Note the khaki-tan color of the shirt and the dark olive drab color of the Officer’s Style side-cap, the slip-on shoulder rank insignia, and the tie. Also noteworthy is the scalloped shirt pocket flaps that reflect the traditional style of the WWII era Army dress uniform.
The Army Green Service Uniform is scheduled to be available for purchase at Army Exchange Service stores in April 2020, and to be issued to Soldiers upon completion of Advanced Individual Training in July 2020. At the present time the uniform is going through a wear-test phase and some details, such as the final shirt fabric, are still being worked out.
We wish COL Morgan and his colleagues aboard the ISS a successful mission and a safe return to earth. In the meantime, we also look forward to continuing to bring you further information about the Army Service Green Uniform. Follow Flying Cross on Instagram and Facebook to keep up to date, and also visit our dedicated web site for further info: www.GoAGSU.com
(Photo credits: NASA)
Note: This article was modified to exclude details about short fabric as a final material decision has not yet been made by the US Army.
So the Army is admitting they shouldn’t have gotten rid of the Green service uniform.
This uniform is different, and better, than the Dress Greens uniform though.
Then the need for replacing the Vintage Greens wouldn’t have taken place using that logic.
No, they’re saying the want this uniform. If the 1950s corporate America Dress Green Uniform was what they wanted, they’d go back to it.
In the grand scheme of things the Army justified nixing the 1950s Greens to streamline the number of uniforms they had only to bring back an uniform that’s essentially filling the void that was left by it so yes they’re admitting that they shouldn’t have gotten rid of it to begin with. Nice attempt at spindoctoring.
One thing I would love to see talked about much less is dress uniform stuff.
I remember a time when the ASU was being touted as the best thing since sliced bread.
The ASU is hideous. Especially when the Soldiers aren’t wearing the jacket and they appear to be wearing a giant pillowcase with arm holes that have as many pin on doohickys as possible hanging on it.
TRIGGER ALERT!! I see Lenin in background!!! Runnnnnn!
That sneaky Commie – he photobombs everything.