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  1. Airman Battle Uniform - Wikipedia

    • The Airman Battle Uniform (ABU) is a U.S. camouflage combat uniform formerly worn by members of the United States Air Force, United States Space Force, and some civilian employees of the U.S. Department of the Air Force until April 2021. It replaced the Battle Dress Uniform and Desert Camouflage Uniform on 1 November 2011 after a four-year phase-in p… See more

    TypeMilitary camouflage patterned uniform
    Place of originUnited States
    In service2007–2021 (USAF/USSF) · 2016–present (Civil Air Patrol)
    History

    The first prototype of the ABU was unveiled in the summer of 2003. The early uniform prototypes consisted of trousers, an embroidered undershirt, and a blouse. The prototype camouflage pattern was a blue/gray, … See more

    Features and attributes

    The Airman Battle Uniform is similar to the Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP) in color, with the inclusion of slate blue, but is otherwise nearly identical to the BDU cut. The ABU is to be worn with sage green combat boots. … See more

     
  1. Airmen can't wait to say goodbye forever to their ABUs …

    Jan 26, 2021 · In a few short months, the Air Force will say goodbye to one of its stranger fashion choices: the tiger stripe-patterned Airman Battle Uniform (ABU), which was the branch’s official uniform...

  2. Airman Battle Uniform - ABU | Military.com

    The U.S. Air Force began fielding the Airman Battle Uniform in 2007 to replace the woodland camouflage Battle Dress Uniform worn by all U.S. services for decades. The ABU has a distinctive...

  3. The next transition from ABUs to OCPs: What to expect …

    Jan 31, 2020 · The official date for the overall Air Force to fully retire ABUs is April 1, 2021. For more information on regulations and uniform guidance for …

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    • How To Wear ABUs | Air Force ROTC - YouTube

    • ABUs Officially Phase Out on April 1 - Air Force Magazine

      Mar 30, 2021 · The Air Force on April 1 will officially finish the transfer to the Operational Camouflage Pattern, meaning March 31 is the last day that Airman Battle Uniforms can be worn in regulations. USAF in May 2018 announced it …

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    • The U.S. Air Force's ABU dances off - IGB Training

      Jan 22, 2021 · MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn -- U.S. Air Force Airmen will end the month of March this year, leaving behind a threadbare and faded slate-blue battle uniform with equally ragged …

    • DRESS AND APPEARANCE - Air Force's Personnel Center

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