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1917 recruiting poster for the United States Navy, featuring a woman wearing the most widely recognized uniform, the enlisted dress blues.

Uniforms of the United States Navy are a distinction of the service and still follow many traditional patterns, for example, the changes in uniforms since World War II have been primarily in materials. This article examines dress uniforms, daily service uniforms, working uniforms, special situations, and the history of Navy uniforms. For simplicity in this article, "Officers" refers to both commissioned officers and warrant officers. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (600x863, 53 KB) Recruiting poster made by and for the United States Navy prior to 1940. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (600x863, 53 KB) Recruiting poster made by and for the United States Navy prior to 1940. ... USN redirects here. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... In military organizations, a commissioned officer is a member of the service who derives authority directly from a sovereign power, and as such holds a commission from that power. ... For other uses of Warrant Officer, see Warrant Officer. ...

All throughout history, the designs of the United States Naval uniforms were influenced by traditional clothes from around the world. For example, the most commonly known formal naval uniform, which has a closed neckline, was influenced by the Indian menswear Sherwani.^{[citation needed]} An old-fashioned Hyderabadi gentleman wearing a formal Sherwani and Fez hat, that is designed by a designer in Lahore, Pakistan Sherwani (Urdu: شیروانی ) is a long coat-like garment worn in South Asia, very similar to an Achkan or doublet. ...

Dress Uniforms

29^thChief of Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughead wearing the service dress blue uniform for flag officers.

11^th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Joe R. Campa, Jr. wearing the service dress blue uniform for chief petty officers.

Quartermaster Dick Libby, USN, wearing the service dress blue uniform of c.1834

Full dress uniforms during a change of command ceremony (officer, center, flanked by enlisted)

The United States Navy has three categories of dress uniforms, from least to most formal: service, full, and dinner dress. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 479 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (663 × 829 pixels, file size: 56 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Chief of Naval Operations File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 479 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (663 × 829 pixels, file size: 56 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Chief of Naval Operations File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the senior military officer in the United States Navy. ... Admiral Roughead Admiral Gary Roughead is the 31st Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet of the United States Navy. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 480 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,400 × 3,000 pixels, file size: 3. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 480 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,400 × 3,000 pixels, file size: 3. ... Good conduct variation Master Chief Petty Officer insignia Master Chief Petty Officer is the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Navy, just above Senior Chief Petty Officer, and is a non-commissioned officer. ... Master Chief Petty Officer Joe R. Campa Jr. ... Image File history File links Dresswhite. ... Image File history File links Dresswhite. ...

Service Dress, Officers & Chief Petty Officers

The most common uniform, the dress uniform, has three variations for officers and chiefs, but only two for enlisted personnel below Chief Petty Officer (CPO). These uniforms are typically worn during ceremonies, inspections, or watches.

Officers' and Chiefs' service dress depends on the season, with Service Dress White ("Whites") for warm weather wear and Service Dress Blue ("Blues") for cooler temperatures (Note: The Service Dress Blue may be worn any time of year). The uniform to be used in a particular region is set forth based on the climate by a prescribing authority, in accordance with Navy regulations, such as the admiral in charge of the region where the sailor is stationed. For instance, a command in Florida will be in summer uniforms longer than one in New York, or may even never switch to winter uniforms (such as Hawaii or Puerto Rico). With these uniforms, ribbons and badges are worn, but not medals. This article is about the U.S. State. ...

The dress blue uniform consists of a navy blue suit coat, trousers, white shirt, and four-in-hand necktie. The material is generally wool or a wool blend, depending on the vendor. The men's jacket is double breasted with six gold-colored buttons, and the women's jacket has a single row of four gold-colored buttons. Rank insignia is the gold sleeve stripes, for officers, while rating badges and service stripes are worn on the left sleeve by CPOs. The prescribed headgear is the white combination cap, although a navy blue garrison cap is optional, unless stated otherwise by the prescribing authority, in some situations when the jacket is not worn. Navy blue is an especially dark shade of the color blue. ...

The service dress white uniform is very divergent for the men's and women's variations. Men wear a high stand-collared white tunic, with navy blue shoulder boards for officers or the metal anchor collar device on the collar for CPOs, white trousers and shoes. This uniform is informally called Chokers, due to the stand collar. The material is a weave of polyester known as "Certified Navy Twill," or CNT. Women wear a uniform similar to the service dress blue, but with a white coat, skirt or trousers. The white combination cap is the prescribed headgear. A noticeable difference between the male uniforms and the female uniforms is the placement of the women officer's rank insignia on the sleeves (in the same manner as that on the blue uniform) and the placement of women CPO rank insignia (the fouled anchor with USN mongram and five-pointed cocked "line" stars) on the lapels of the jacket. Uniquely, the shoes worn with this uniform are white.

The rarely seen but authorized Dress Blue Yankee uniform replaces the dark trousers and black shoes of the service dress blue with white trousers and shoes from the white uniform. (Service Dress Blue Yankee for male and for female officers.)

Either the All-Weather Coat, Overcoat, or Reefer may be worn with Service Dress uniforms in cold or inclement weather.

Service Dress, Enlisted

The service dress uniforms for enlisted personnel is the standard naval jumper, which consists of navy blue wool or white Certified Navy Twill as above. Service Dress Whites ("jumper whites") consist of white straight-leg or bell-bottom trousers with a fly front, black leather shoes, a white jumper with plain "tar flap" collar, a black silk neckerchief and a white "Dixie Cup" hat for males or combination cover for females with a silver eagle emblem and the letters "USN." The Service Dress Blue uniform, colloquially referred to as "crackerjacks" (after the sailor boy on the Cracker Jack box), is similar to the white uniform, but navy blue in color, with three rows of white piping on the tar flap collar and cuffs. The trousers for the blue uniform are bell-bottomed, broadfall style, with thirteen buttons (which, dismissing popular belief, does represent the original Thirteen Colonies of the early United States). Female enlisted sailors' Service Dress Blue is similar to the Chief Petty Officer Service Dress Blue with the exception that silver-colored buttons, rather than gold, are worn on the jacket. Ribbons are worn with these uniforms, over the top left pocket opening (the jumper pockets do not have flaps), along with warfare insignia. If these uniforms are to be assigned as the Uniform of the Day, a Plan of the Day/Plan of the Week will state either "Service Dress White" or "Service Dress Blue." Either the All-Weather Coat or Peacoat may be worn with this uniform in cold or inclement weather. The color of the enlisted rank insignia is either gold or red based upon the U.S. Navy Good Conduct Variation. Navy blue is an especially dark shade of the color blue. ... For other uses, see Crackerjack (disambiguation). ... In 1775, the British claimed authority over the red and pink areas on this map and Spain ruled the orange. ...

Full Dress

Full Dress uniforms are worn for ceremonies such as change of command, retirement, commissioning, and decommissioning, or when appropriate. Similar to the service dress, but the "Yankee" variation is omitted, medals are worn with these uniforms where appropriate along with warfare insignia above the medals, and swords are authorized for officers, required for O-4 and above. Ribbons that do not have corresponding medals are worn on the right side in reverse order of precedence. In some cases, usually with Honor Guards, the Full Dress uniform can be "dressed" up even further with the wearing of a white pistol belt, bib scarf and dress aigulette (both of which are white for winter and navy blue for summer), and white canvas gaiters. Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century Look up Sword in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Clip art of a pre-2007 Stable Belt of the Royal Air Force. ... For other uses, see Gaiter (disambiguation). ...

Dinner Dress

The dinner dress uniforms of the United States Navy have the most variations. For officers, there are Dinner Dress Blue and Dinner Dress White, Dinner Dress Blue Jacket and Dinner Dress White Jacket, Formal Dress, and Tropical Dinner dress. Although trousers are authorized, women frequently wear the appropriate color skirt. The Dinner Dress Blue/White are like the Service and Full Dress uniforms, but worn with a black bow tie, miniature medals, and badges with no ribbons. The Dinner Dress Blue/White Jacket and the Formal Dress uniforms for men feature a short jacket with six buttons, worn open with a black bow tie. Male officers show rank stripes on the sleeves of the jacket for the blue version and on shoulder boards for the white version, while women officers only wear sleeve stripes. The Formal Dress variation is the short, dark jacket, and trousers, worn with a white bow tie for men. The tropics are the geographic region of the Earth centered on the equator and limited in latitude by the two tropics: the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere. ... Germanic trousers of the 4th century found in the Thorsberg moor, Germany Early use of trousers in France: a sans-culotte by Louis-Léopold Boilly. ... One option to tie a bowtie The bowtie is a mens fashion accessory, popularly worn with other formal attire, such as suits. ...

The Tropical dress uniforms are dark trousers, a gold cummerbund, and a white short-sleeve shirt, worn with shoulder boards or just the rating badge. For all dinner dress variations, a white tie and waistcoat generally are used for formal occasions while a black bow tie and gold cummerbund are used for semi-formal environments. Headgear is not required for all dinner dress uniforms, unless an outer jacket is worn. This uniform is never made the Uniform of the Day, nor is it absolutely required to be retained by naval personnel. Iraqi wearing a keffiyeh. ...

Those under the rank of Lieutenant (O-3) have the option of using the Dinner Dress uniform when Dinner Dress Jacket is prescribed. The enlisted sailors who are E-7 (Chief Petty Officer) and above wear a uniform similar to the officers, but with rank insignia and service stripes on the left sleeve. While enlisted who are E-6 (Petty Officer First Class) and below have Dinner Dress Jacket uniforms similar to the officers and chiefs, they may also wear their Service Dress uniform, the traditional sailor suit, with miniature medals. Lieutenant is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service or police officer rank. ...

Chief Petty Officer's Hat with no fretting, black band, & single anchor device

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Service Uniforms

Service Uniforms are the Navy's daily wear uniforms, and exist in several variations. They are intended for use in office environments, in positions that interact with the public, and in watch situations. Skirts are authorized for women in all service uniforms.

Service Khaki

Navy Chiefs wearing Service Khakis.

The service khaki uniform is the sole province of Officers and Chief Petty Officers; because of this, it is common to see references to "khaki leadership" in documents.^{[citation needed]} It is a khaki short-sleeve button-up shirt and trousers, worn with a gold belt buckle. There are two different materials for this uniform; the poly/wool blend (similar to the Winter Blue uniform), and Certified Navy Twill (100% polyester, not authorized for shipboard use due to low fire resistance). Ribbons are worn above the left pocket of the shirt, with the warfare insignia above them. A nametag may be worn above the right pocket, and rank insignia is worn on the collar. The regulations for ribbons state the highest three, or all ribbons can be worn at once. There are actually three kinds of headgear authorized. Frequently, a khaki garrison cap or command ball cap is worn, but a khaki combination cover is authorized. ^[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Uniform (disambiguation). ... Business shirt In American English, shirt can refer to almost any upper-body garment other than coats and bras (the term top is sometimes used in ladieswear). ... Germanic trousers of the 4th century found in the Thorsberg moor, Germany Early use of trousers in France: a sans-culotte by Louis-Léopold Boilly. ... William Shakespeare in a sheer linen collar of the early 17th century, a direct ancestor of the modern shirt collar. ... Gen. ...

The authorized shoes are black or brown oxfords, but traditionally, brown shoes are only worn by aviation connected officers and Chief Petty Officers. ^[2] The black shoes are worn with black socks, and the brown with khaki socks. In any case, the shirt, which has a pointed collar and two front button-flap pockets, is tucked in. An optional black V-neck pullover sweater can be worn with this uniform, in such case, the collar rank insignia is retained and soft boards are worn on the sweater's shoulder epaulets, as well as a Velcro nametag that states name and rank and displays warfare insignia on the left breast. (Note: There are two types of black V-neck sweaters: One made of 100% Wool and one made of a combination of synthetic materials. Only the wool sweater is approved for shipboard wear.) For other uses, see Pocket (disambiguation). ...

Winter Blue

The Winter Blue uniform is authorized for all ranks; because of its black color, it is called the "Johnny Cash" uniform (a reference to the song/album Man in Black by the singer of the same name).^[3][4] It is a long sleeve black button-up shirt and black belt and trousers, with the headgear either the combination cover, white hat, or an optional black garrison cap. All men wear ties (females necktab), with an optional silver clip for Petty Officers First Class and below; others gold. Ribbons and badges are worn, and officers and Chiefs wear metal collar insignia, while enlisted wear just the rating badge on the left arm. Enlisted also wear the appropriate Unit Identification Tab on the right shoulder. When assigned as the Uniform of the Day, a Plan of the Day/Plan of the week will state "Winter Blues." Either the All Weather Coat, Blue Windbreaker, or Peacoat may be worn with this uniform. For the song of the same name, recorded by Tracy Byrd and later by Jason Aldean, see Johnny Cash (song). ... Man in Black is an album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1971 (see 1971 in music). ...

Summer and Tropical Whites

The Summer White uniform consists of a short-sleeved white button-up shirt worn open-collared, white trousers and belt, and dress shoes (white for chiefs and officers, black for petty officers and below). Authorized headwear for chiefs and officers is the combination cap; petty officers and below wear the white cap (combination cap for females). Officers wear shoulder boards with this uniform, while chiefs wear metal insignia and junior enlisted wear rating badges. Interestingly, the women's shirt for all ranks has shoulder straps, but carry nothing except for officers. Like Service Khakis, Summer Whites are available in several materials (poly/cotton and Certified Navy Twill). When assigned as the Uniform of the Day, a Plan of the Day/Plan of the week will state "Summer White." Either the All-Weather Coat, Blue jacket, or Peacoat may be worn with this uniform. The rarely seen tropical white uniform is similar, except white knee shorts, and knee socks are worn (affectionately known as the "Captain Stubing" uniform, from The Love Boat TV show). For the Taiwanese youth program informally known as Love Boat, see Overseas Chinese Youth Language Training and Study Tour to the Republic of China. ...

New Service Uniforms

The new Service Uniforms for sailors E-6 and below.

The new proposed "throwback" uniforms and updated Crackerjack.

Upon the installation of then-Chief of Naval Operations (now Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) Admiral Michael Mullen, one of the first tasks he would do was to sign a charter creating "Task Force Uniform," whose principle purpose was to replace the different seasonal service uniforms with a single year-round service uniform for personnel under the rank of Chief Petty Officer and the replacement of the various Work Uniforms (whose appearance varied according to rank) with a single uniform to be worn by all sailors, from the top admiral down to the seaman. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 776 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,300 × 2,550 pixels, file size: 5. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 776 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (3,300 × 2,550 pixels, file size: 5. ... The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the senior military officer in the United States Navy. ... The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is by law the highest ranking military officer of the United States military, and the principal military advisor to the President of the United States. ... For other uses, see Admiral (disambiguation). ... Admiral Michael Glenn Mullen (born October 4, 1946) is currently the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as of October 1, 2007. ...

After a test period in which select commands would try out the new E-1/E-6 service uniform, in 2006, ADM Mullen issued order NAVADMIN 070/06, announcing the approval of the new service uniform. To be issued in 2008, the new service uniform replaces the blue "Johnny Cash" uniform and white service uniform with a single year-round uniform consisting of a short-sleeve khaki shirt and/or blouse, similar to those worn by Naval personnel attached to the Fleet Marine Force, black trousers and/or optional skirt. Unlike previous practices of wearing rank insignia on the left sleeve, sailors will wear miniature silver anodized metal rank insignia on the shirt and blouse collars, with the shirt also bearing the appropriate Unit Identification Tab on the right shoulder. The Fleet Marine Force is a combined command of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps which comprises a combination of permanent afloat personnel, stationed on U.S. Navy ships, and ground units of the United States Marine Corps infantry branch. ...

This tab, a black arc with white lettering, denotes the command the sailor is assigned to, i.e. USS GEORGE WASHINGTON, STRKFITRON 81, NMC PORTSMOUTH, etc., and is the direct descendant of the old-style ribbon tallies worn on the old-style flat-topped wool "Donald Duck" hat worn prior to World War II. A black Eisenhower-style jacket with a knit stand-up collar and epaulets, on which Petty Officers will wear large anodized metal rank insignia, and a black garrison hat with the rank insignia worn on the left side would also be worn, with those entitled to wear the gold chevrons will continue to wear them as the jacket's large metal rank insignia. Donald Duck is an animated cartoon and comic-book character from Walt Disney Productions. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Gen. ...

Another new service uniform, also announced in 2006, but for officers and CPOs, would see the reintroduction of the khaki service coat worn with a black necktie and the shoulder boards. Mostly seen during World War II, it was dropped by then-CNO Admiral Elmo Zumwalt in order to reduce the number of items in the officer's seabag, but was reintroduced by Admiral Mullen as a need to distinguish officers and CPOs from their enlisted counterparts.^[5] Some commentators, including the official periodical Navy Times, have spoken of this uniform as having a "throwback" look. ^[6] Some in the Fleet expressed disapproval to the look of the uniform as non-naval looking and this change again adds more items to the seabag.^{[citation needed]} Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Elmo R. Zumwalt Elmo Russell Zumwalt, Jr. ...

Working Uniforms

Working uniforms are worn when other uniforms may become unduly soiled or are otherwise inappropriate for the task. These are worn at sea, and in industrial environments ashore.

Winter Working Blues

Winter Working blues are similar to the Winter Blue Service Uniform. The main difference is that the ribbons and necktie are omitted.

Working Khaki

The Working Khaki uniform is worn by Officers and Chief Petty Officers. It consists of a short- or long-sleeve Khaki uniform button-up shirt, with warfare insignia and badges worn on the top of the left pocket, and pin-on metal rank devices located on the collar. It also comes with a set of khaki trousers, a khaki belt with a gold belt buckle, a command or "US Navy" ballcap, and either black boots or black leather safety shoes. A garrison cap is also optional. This uniform is worn either in dirty laborious environments or underway, and is certified to be fire resistant. When assigned as the Uniform of the Day, a Plan of the Day/Plan of the week will state "Working Khaki." It is often referred to as the "Wash Khaki" uniform^{[citation needed]}, differentiating it from the Service Khaki. Either the All-Weather Coat, Reefer or Windbreaker (either Black or Khaki) may be worn with this uniform.

Utilities

Working uniforms onboard a ship underway. Enlisted wearing the normal working uniform, and on the right a chief petty officer wearing the blue coverall uniform.

The enlisted Utilities uniform consist of a light blue shirt and dark blue trousers. This type of uniform is also informally known as the "dungarees". They are meant to be worn in a working environment. Usually sailors wear the command ballcap with this uniform, although a black watch cap is required to be worn with this uniform in cold weather. When worn on board a ship, the Commanding Officer may allow short sleeve shirts, although long sleeve must be worn on duty days. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (4256x2848, 1914 KB) This image is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made during the course of the persons official duties. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (4256x2848, 1914 KB) This image is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made during the course of the persons official duties. ... A beanie with a large turn-up, worn so that the top of the hat is not stretched over the head. ...

This type of uniform was originally worn with the white "dixie cup" cover before the ballcap became mandatory. The bottoms of the uniform were also wide legged denim jeans but were later replaced with more durable chino cloth trousers.

Coveralls

A fairly new uniform, simple blue coveralls have become the standard working uniform for all ranks at sea and in dirty, laborious environments ashore. Coveralls are not authorized for wear outside a naval installation, and typical local regulations dictate that coveralls are not authorized off of the pier, or outside the confines of an assigned workcenter ashore. Naval Officer's and Chief Petty Officer's coveralls are worn with gold insignia, khaki belt and a gold buckle, whereas sailors in paygrades E-6 and below wear coveralls with silver insignia, black belt and a silver buckle. "U.S. Navy" on the left and the wearer's surname on the right are worn embroidered. Rank insignia is worn on the collar. This uniform is worn with black boots for E-6 and below while optional brown boots for E-7 and above can be worn, although typically only for those of the aviation field. All Weather Coat, Utility Jacket or Peacoat can be worn. Coveralls are certified to be fire resistant. When assigned as the Uniform of the Day, a Plan of the Day/Plan of the week will state "Coveralls."

Tropical Working Uniforms

Tropical working uniforms exist, but are variations on the working khaki and utility uniforms. Knee shorts and black knee socks are worn, along with short sleeved button-up shirts. Business shirt In American English, shirt can refer to almost any upper-body garment other than coats and bras (the term top is sometimes used in ladieswear). ...

Aviation Working Greens

A working green uniform exists for officers and chief petty officers in the aviation community. It is quite similar to the United States Marine Corps' "dress green" (a.k.a. green alpha) uniform, with green coat and trousers, and a khaki button-up shirt, but rank insignia consists of black embroidery on sleeves, with metal insignia is worn on the khaki shirt. Warfare insignia are worn on both the jacket and the shirt. Either black or brown shoes may be worn. Authorized headwear includes a combination cover in green, or a khaki garrison cover. While this uniform is still included in the uniform regulations, it is infrequently worn. The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States military responsible for providing force projection from the sea,[1] using the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces and is one of seven uniformed services. ...

Naval Work Uniform (NWUs)

The Naval Work Uniform.

Close-up of the digital camouflage pattern and insignia embroidered on the left top pocket.

Like the new E-1/E-6 service uniform, the new Navy Working Uniform or NWU is the latest working uniform to be introduced by the United States Navy. Based on the U.S. Marine Corps MARPAT combat utility uniform, with multiple pockets on the shirt and trousers, it uses a multi-color digital print pattern similar to those introduced by other services. However, the NWU will also be made in three variants: predominately blue, with some gray, for the majority of sailors and shipboard use; and a woodland digital pattern and a desert digital pattern for Sailors serving in units requiring those types of uniforms. Woodland and desert variants may be tailored differently than the blue-pattern uniform. Image File history File links New_US_navy_Working_Uniform. ... Image File history File links New_US_navy_Working_Uniform. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 427 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (600 × 842 pixels, file size: 131 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) http://www. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 427 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (600 × 842 pixels, file size: 131 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) http://www. ... For other uses, see Uniform (disambiguation). ... USN redirects here. ... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ... Woodland MARPAT in a tropical environment. ...

The primarily blue color was chosen to reflect the navy's heritage and connection to seaborne operations. It is not intended to disguise the wearer, as while onboard a ship a sailor has little need for camouflage. The pixelated pattern is used nonetheless to reduce the appearance of wear and stains, something unavoidable with the dungarees and working khakis currently in use.^[7]

The uniform is primarily composed of a 50/50 nylon and cotton blend, which eliminates the need for a "starch and press" appearance and reduces the possibility of snags and tears from sharp objects (thus making the garment last longer). Accessories include a navy blue cotton t-shirt, an eight-point cover (similar to that worn by the United States Marines, and a black web belt with closed buckle. All-weather garments will include a unisex pullover sweater, a fleece jacket, and a parka, all of which will be available in matching camouflage patterns. ^[8] United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ...

The uniform is worn with rank insignia on both collar points and on the front panel of the 8-sided camouflage cover, with sew-on name and "U.S. NAVY" tapes, also on the new digital background pattern, having gold-colored lettering for officers and CPOs and silver-colored lettering for all lower ranks. An embroidered Anchor, USS Constitution, and Eagle (ACE) is on the left breast pocket on all NWU uniforms. For other uses, see Anchor (disambiguation). ... “ Old Ironsides ” redirects here. ... Genera Several, see text. ...

Black safety boots, identical to those worn by United States Coast Guard personnel with their new Operational Dress Uniform, are worn with the new NWUs. Boots will come in two versions: black smooth leather boots, with black suede no-shine boots for optional wear while assigned to non-shipboard commands.

Like the previous Working uniforms, the new NWU uniform was designed to allow personnel to stay warm and dry in inclement weather, thus they were designed to be slightly larger for the wearing of sweaters underneath, along with meeting shipboard fire safety standards. The NWU uniform, unlike its predecessors, were also designed to be longer lasting, and does not need to be ironed like previous uniforms. The digital pattern also has the same infrared readback patterns like that of the MARPAT uniform, allowing personnel using infrared equipment to easily identify Naval personnel. The uniform also has more pockets than its predecessors, with four on the shirt and six on the trousers. The NWU uniforms are currently in production and will not be phased in until Fall 2008. ^[9]

Coats

Enlisted personnel and Petty Officers may wear a Navy Blue Peacoat with a rank insignia on the left sleeve, a Navy Blue Utility Jacket with a rank insignia on the left sleeve, a Navy Blue All Weather Coat with rank insignia worn on the collar, or a Navy Blue Working Uniform Jacket with rank insignia worn on the collar. Pristine example of military-surplus coat, produced by US Navy contract A peacoat or peajacket is an outer coat, generally of a navy-colored heavy wool, originally worn by sailors of European navies. ...

Officers and Chiefs may wear the "Ike" Jacket, with the rank insignia worn on the shoulder epaulets, the reefer, with rank insignia worn on the shoulder, or the all weather coat, with rank insignia also worn on the shoulder. WWII-era Eisenhower jacket An Eisenhower jacket, or Ike jacket, is a type of military uniform blouse, or shortened coat, terminating in a waistband. ... Emperor Norton regularly strolled the streets of San Francisco in an elaborate blue uniform complete with tarnished gold-plated epaulettes. ...

Pilots, Naval Flight Officers, and Naval Aircrewman are authorized to wear G-1 seal-brown goatskin-leather flight jackets, with rank and warfare insignia listed on a nametag over the left breast pocket, attched with a VELCRO Hook-and-loop fastener. These jackets often are adorned with various "mission patches," which indicate places the wearer has served. A popular one is the Gulf of Sidra Yacht Club patch, which immortalizes a few encounters between American F-14 Tomcats, A-6 Intruders and other fighters on one side; and Mig-25's and other fighters on the Libyan side. In both cases, the MiGs were splashed. The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable geometry wing aircraft. ... The A-6 Intruder is a twin-engine, mid-wing attack aircraft built by Grumman Aerospace. ... MiG 25 Foxbat The MiG-25 (NATO reporting name Foxbat) is a high-speed interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft produced by the Soviet Unions Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau. ...

Also, the Navy issues foul-weather jackets, which are either olive or Navy blue in color, at various commands. They are not part of a seabag. The Navy also issues cold-weather jackets, which are olive in color and are not part of a seabag. These jackets are considered "Organizational Clothing."

Special Uniform Situations

In certain duty stations, Navy personnel are issued woodland or desert utility uniforms. These are similar to the other military services' utility uniforms.

Naval personnel attached to Marine Corps units

Hospital Corpsman wearing the Marine Corps Service Uniform.

Closeup of Navy branch tape on Marine Corps MARPAT Utility Uniform

As the Marines do not have medical personnel and chaplains, the Navy provides them (both the Chief of Naval Operations and Commandant of the Marine Corps are heads of separate branches – the connections between the Navy and Marines include that they report to the Secretary of the Navy and they share common legal institutions like Naval Criminal Investigative Service and JAG). The officers and enlisted include doctors, dentists, Nurses, Hospital Corpsmen, Chaplains, and Religious Program Specialists. There are also specialized ratings that will be attached to Marine commands such as Navy Divers for example. Because of this relationship, these personnel are authorized to wear U.S. Marine Corps service (khaki/green) uniforms, but with Navy rank insignia replacing the Marine insignia for enlisted personnel (Navy and Marine officer rank insignia are identical). Their camouflage utilities, currently the MARPAT pattern camouflage, replaces the "U.S. Marines" with "U.S. Navy," and Navy insignia (shiny metal for officers and black metal for enlisted) is worn on the collars. They wear the MARPAT 8-point cover, but lacking the Marine Corps emblem; If Navy personnel opt to wear Marine Corps uniforms, they must meet Marine Corps grooming and physical appearance standards, which are different from Navy standards. Navy Corpsmen are not authorized to wear the Marine Corps Dress Blue Uniform, instead Navy Dress Blue and White uniforms are worn^[10]. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 571 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,100 × 1,500 pixels, file size: 461 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (All user names refer to en. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 571 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,100 × 1,500 pixels, file size: 461 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (All user names refer to en. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution‎ (900 × 600 pixels, file size: 369 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) http://www. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution‎ (900 × 600 pixels, file size: 369 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) http://www. ... Flag of the United States Secretary of the Navy. ... NCIS Badge The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is the United States Department of the Navys primary law enforcement agency and successor to the former Naval Investigative Service (NIS). ... Judge Advocate Generals Corps, also known as JAG, can refer to the judicial arm of any of the United States armed forces, consisting of autonomous departments in the Air Force, Army, United States Coast Guard and Navy. ... The HM rating symbol (a caduceus). ... Woodland MARPAT in a tropical environment. ...

Other wear of Combat Utilities

In addition to Marine Corps detachments, combat utilities are also worn by Navy SEAL teams, along with SWCC crews (the "Brown Water Navy") who transport SEAL platoons to and from combat operation areas. The Battle Dress Uniform (BDUs) are typically worn by Master at Arms or other security personnel both ashore and afloat, and are authorized for those in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Fleet Diver communities. Combat utilities are also authorized for those attached to Navy Construction (Seabee) battalions, although they, as well as other selected units, currently wear the old-style BDU camouflage. Sailors attached to the Navy's Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) also wear the old-style BDU camouflage uniform. Also, Navy personnel assigned to some joint headquarters units, like Central Command in Qatar and Iraq wear combat utility uniforms. SEALs in from the water. ... NAVSPECWARCOM logo. ... Emblem of the United States Central Command. ...

Naval Air Personnel

Flightdeck personnel onboard an aircraft carrier wearing different colored jerseys, denoting a specific function. (U.S. Navy)

Pilots, Naval Flight Officers, and Naval Aircrewman are authorized to wear green flight coveralls (made of nomex for fire protection), with rank insignia for officers is stiched on the shoulder epaulets, and a nametag/warfare insignia on the left breast pocket. Either a Command/Navy ballcap or a Khaki Garrison Cap (For Chiefs and Officers) are worn with this uniform. Coveralls are authorized to be worn with either the all weather coat or utility jacket (Petty Officers only).
Due to the extreme noise on the flightdeck of an aircraft carrier, personnel handling the aircraft have specific-colored flightdeck jerseys, which by sight describes that person's function^[11]: Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 530 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,464 × 1,632 pixels, file size: 506 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) http://www. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 530 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,464 × 1,632 pixels, file size: 506 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) http://www. ... NOMEX® is the brand name of a flame retardant meta-aramid material marketed and first discovered by DuPont in the 1970s. ...

• Purple  – Aviation Fuel Handlers
• Blue  – Plane Handlers, Tractor Drivers, Elevator Operators
• Yellow  – Flight Deck Officers and Plane Directors
• Green  –Operations Personnel, Catapult and Arresting Gear Personnel, Ground Support Equipment Maintenance Personnel, Squadron Maintenance Personnel, Cargo handling personnel, Hook runners
• White  – Safety Observers, Squadron Trouble Shooters, Landing Signal Officers, Medics, LOX Handlers, Air Transfer Officers and visitors
• Red  – Ordnance Handlers, EOD Personnel, Crash and Salvage Crews
• Brown  – Plane Captains (Crew Chiefs and Mechanics)

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USS Constitution

The ship USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned ship in the U.S. Navy, the only one of the six original United States frigates still in existence. Constitution is presented to the public as she appeared during the War of 1812, and personnel stationed aboard the Constitution wear uniforms according to regulations posted in 1815. These uniforms are worn on ceremonial occasions, such as the annual turn-around cruise in Boston every Independence Day^[12]. “ Old Ironsides ” redirects here. ... The six original United States frigates were authorized by Congress with the Naval Act of 1794 on March 27, 1794 at a then-cost of $688,888. ... This article is about the U.S.–U.K. war. ... Boston redirects here. ... Fourth of July redirects here. ...

See also

• Badges of the United States Navy
• US Navy bupers site including pictures and descriptions for all naval uniforms including item by item descriptions.
• Flash-powered 360° view of the new Navy uniforms, due fiscal 2008
• Official Navy Uniforms Site

Badges of the United States Navy are military badges issued by the United States Department of the Navy to Naval service members who achieve certain qualifications and accomplishments while serving on both active and reserve duty in the United States Navy. ...

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