Report: US Air Force Eyeing Switch to Army Combat Uniform

By Tactical-Life

A leaked slide presentation has revealed that the U.S. Air Force may soon ditch its Airman Battle Uniform in favor of the the Army Combat Uniform.

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As Military.com notes, the presentation, titled “ABU to ACU-OCP Transition Decision,” was posted to a Facebook page called Air Force Amn/Nco/Snco on Friday. It shows that the Air Force could announce a move to the Army Combat Uniform and its Operational Camouflage Pattern on June 1. The service is currently awaiting a decision on the issue from Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein.

The presentation also offers up two different timelines—Oct. 1, 2018 and Oct. 1, 2019—and three transition periods—24, 36 or 48 months—for fielding the uniform. If the service wants to begin on Oct. 1 2018 and chooses the 24-month transition option, the cost would be $450 million. The 36-month option would be $290 million, while the 48-month transition would cost …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life