Recently, we told you that we’d have info on the UF PRO® STRIKER GreenZone™ Combat Shirt in a few weeks and here it is.
The shoulders incorporate UF PRO® air/pac® inserts.
And the elbow patches accept D3O® Trio Mid protectors.
Finally, there are both upper and lower arm pockets.
Consider this. The US Marine Corps completed their MARPAT program in 18 months. Phase IV of the US Army Camouflage Improvement Effort has been ongoing since June of 2010 with the initial Sources Sought Notice.
In fact, based on their initial timeline, they should have been moving into a contract almost one year ago.
The Army did not announce their winner. Nothing follows….
The Navy ‘blueberries’ – I don’t know what the name is, that’s what sailors call them – the great camouflage it gives is if you fall overboard,” said Navy Secretary Ray Mabus at a Thursday meeting with reporters. Mabus points to what has become a macabre joke among sailors, highlighting the dangers of a shipmate falling into the sea wearing a sea-colored uniform
No, that isn’t from the DuffelBlog, it’s real-life, and is a direct quote from a story in US News and World Report by Paul D. Shinkman regarding the Navy’s superfluous camouflage pattern.
PS Make sure you go read the article. It’s pretty good.
US Nightvision and LifeProof is now offering A-TACS AU and FG, Phone skins designed specifically to fit LifeProof iPhone 4, 4s or iPhone 5 Cases. They are printed on a high-speed 3M-vinyl material and then precisely cut to fit every contour of the LifeProof case. The wraps easy to install, just “peel and stick” and are completely waterproof and UV resistant. These skins are now available.
The results of the unscientific poll of SSD readers to chose their preferred US Army camouflage is Kryptek. Congratulations guys!
The shortcomings of the poll are myriad and it was all in good fun, especially knowing that the Army won’t spill the beans on who they selected for at least a while.
Thanks to everyone who voted and thanks to these great companies who developed some very innovative camouflage patterns.
Even though Congress is telling the US military to get their act together regarding camouflage and combat uniforms, industry is recognizing the innovative Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform (over 10 years on from its creation, mind you).
Established in 1979, the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists’ Millson Award recognizes an outstanding invention’s merits and its impact on the US textile, fiber, polymer and medical industries.
For the very first time, the award went to a government team for “Counter surveillance camouflage patterns for a variety of military environments.”
Receiving the award earlier this year on behalf of the Government were Lt Col Gabriel Patricio (Ret), Infantry Combat Equipment program manager, known as PM ICE, at Marine Corps Systems Command and GySgt John Heisterman, chief instructor, Scout Sniper School, Training and Education Command, both at Quantico along with scientists Luisa C. DeMorais, Deidre Townes, and Anabela Dugas from the Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center in Massachusetts.
In addition to the unique MARPAT camouflage, the AATC award committee also noted the MCCUU’s innovative layout as well as the incorporation of permethrin to fight insects.
The hell with the US Army Camouflage Improvement Effort. They’ve spent millions of dollars and taken years to field nothing. On the other hand this father and son team at the University of Rochester have successfully cloaked a kid!
John Howell, a Professor of Physics at the University of Rochester and his 14-year-old son Benjamin conducted this feat with off-the-shelf items.
Learn more by reading their paper.
Thanks CC!
