Product Manager Program Executive Office Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment Army Combat Uniform The Army Combat Uniform (ACU) consists of a jacket, trousers, closure eliminates hot spots caused by the buttons of the BDU patrol cap, moisture wicking T-shirt, and the recently adopted coat rubbing on the Small Arms Protective Inserts (SAPI) of the Army Combat Boot (temperate and hot weather). The new IBA. ACU is the culmination of many months of research and development by Soldiers, for Soldiers, and is the uniform for The ACU is worn with ancillary items, including hook-backed choice by the overwhelming majority of Army leaders and embroidered U.S. Army tapes, name tapes, and rank and Soldiers. shoulder sleeve insignia. The ACU enhances Soldier performance by providing a uniform System Description that is tailorable to the individual mission, provides enhanced functionality and ergonomics over the existing Battle Dress Component Materials: 50% cotton, 50% nylon Uniform (BDU), and does away with requirements to procure uniforms focused on specific environments, making the ACU Color: Combination of three colors: Urban Grey, Foliage deployable worldwide. The ACU fielding to designated deploying Green, Desert Sand units began in February 2005 and will continue fielding not Weight: later than May 2008. Coat: 1.35 lbs (size Medium-Regular) The Army black beret remains authorized for wear with the new Trouser: 1.6 lbs (size Medium-Regular) ACU. The ACU, including component materials, is manufactured Size: 37 coat sizes, 36 trouser sizes in the United States using the same industrial base that produced the BDU, thereby ensuring the highest quality control Status: Currently being issued to deploying forces. Introduced and supporting the American work force. in the Clothing Bag in October 2005. Available in the Army & Air Force Exchange Service as of January 2006. The ACU coat was designed to be compatible with the Interceptor Body Armor (IBA). The chest pockets and sleeve pockets are accessible while wearing body armor. The zipper http://www.peosoldier.army.mil PM Soldier Equipment October 2006 Army Combat Uniform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²GCUKN[ GCU[CEEGUURQEMGVU CEEGUUKDNGQPVJGNGHV CPFOCZKOK\GF CPFTKIJVUJQWNFGTU UVQTCIGURCEG.