Soldiers are permitted to sew the name tape, U.S. Army tape, rank, and all authorized badges on all camouflage patterns of the combat uniform, Universal Camouflage Pattern, OEF-CP, and OCP.

In 2015, the Army announced a change in the combat uniform from the Universal Camouflage Pattern to the Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP). The mandatory date for possession for the OCP is Oct ...

WASHINGTON -- The voice of the Soldier has been heard: the Army announced the patrol cap will replace the black wool beret as the default headgear for the Army combat uniform.

Since 2001, the black beret has been the official headgear for the Army Combat Uniform. At the time, the Army chose the beret because it said it represented excellence in some of its specialty units.

All soldiers who entered the Army before Jan. 1 will have to buy four sets of OCP uniforms, brown T-shirts and two pairs of brown boots by Oct. 1, 2018. Enlisted soldiers receive an annual ...

Following the War of 1812, the US Army again updated and standardized its uniforms. The new ones were noted for their blue wool coats that featured high-necked collars and front-facing buttons.

“At the present time, the U.S. Navy is not considering replacing the Navy Working Uniform with the U.S. Army’s OCP uniform as the utility working uniform for the Navy,” said Lt. Rick Moore ...

Airmen typically wear the OCP uniform when deployed to ... Command also in 2011 made a change that allowed all airmen serving in the Central Command theater of operations to wear Army uniforms.

The U.S. Army recently identified the major installations where the service’s new Operational Camouflage Pattern uniforms will go on sale first. The plan calls for three waves of distribution.

The Air Force announced in May 2018 that it would ditch the old airman battle uniform and adopt the Army’s OCP pattern. The OCP uniform was selected because it fits better and is more ...