the green uniform became mandatory service dress in September 1961. In 1963, tropical combat clothing was classified for production and issued to soldiers serving in Vietnam. There were three ...

CAMP GONZALVES, OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment take a break Aug. 3 at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Okinawa, Japan. As they wait for their ...

The new Marine Corps tropical uniform has concluded its testing and ... The command continues to work on a high-cut version of the enhanced combat helmet, or ECH, which is already in use by ...

Last summer, the U.S. Army confirmed that soldiers will begin wearing the new Army Combat Uniform ... that scarlet uniforms made of heavy wool were unsuitable for tropical climes, such as the ...

Quintana Mitchell, a noncommissioned officer for the Uniform Policy Branch, told Military.com. Like the Tropical Dress version, the Class B can be worn with a long- or short-sleeved shirt.