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  2. Uniforms of the United States Army - Wikipedia

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    Uniforms for the War of 1812 were made in Philadelphia.. The design of early army uniforms was influenced by both British and French traditions. One of the first Army-wide regulations, adopted in 1789, prescribed blue coats with colored facings to identify a unit's region of origin: New England units wore white facings, southern units wore blue facings, and units from Mid-Atlantic states wore ...

  3. Uniforms of the United States Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    List of current camouflage patterns and uniforms Branch Camouflage pattern Image Notes In use since U.S. Army: Operational Camouflage Pattern, used for the Army Combat Uniform (ACU) The Operational Camouflage Pattern was first issued to deployed soldiers in 2015. OCP uniform uses black thread for rank and tapes. [1]

  4. Army Service Uniform - Wikipedia

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    From 1902 to 1917, the army had three uniforms: a service uniform of olive drab wool cloth for use by soldiers in the field, a khaki cotton version used for hot weather, and a blue dress uniform used for ceremonies and off-post wear by enlisted men. The blue uniforms were dropped in 1917 prompted by the exigencies of World War I. [3]

  5. Service stripe - Wikipedia

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    A service stripe is an embroidered diagonal stripe worn on the sleeve(s) of some military and paramilitary uniforms. In the case of the United States military, service stripes are authorized for wear by enlisted personnel on the lower part of the sleeve of a uniform to denote length of service. Service stripes vary in size and in color.

  6. Infantry Shoulder Cord - Wikipedia

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    The Infantryman Shoulder Cord is a United States military decoration worn over the right shoulder of all infantry-qualified U.S. Army soldiers. It is a fourragere in light blue, specifically PMS 5415 (dubbed "Infantry Blue" by the U.S. Army), worn under the right shoulder and under the right epaulette of a U.S. Army infantry soldier's Class A dress blue uniform jacket [1] or Class B shirt. [2]

  7. United States military bands - Wikipedia

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    The band kit consists of a kilt in the Coast Guard tartan, military sporran, and either the Tropical Blue Long dress uniform or the blue uniform shirt with appropriate ribbons and devices. The Arizona Band Flotilla [ 35 ] of USCG Auxiliary and Coast Guard Academy "Windjammers" Drum and Bugle Corps are also maintained through private funds.

  8. Uniforms of the Union army - Wikipedia

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    A plate showing the uniform of a U.S. Army first sergeant, circa 1858, influenced by the French army. The military uniforms of the Union Army in the American Civil War were widely varied and, due to limitations on supply of wool and other materials, based on availability and cost of materials. [1]

  9. Dress blues - Wikipedia

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    Dress blues may refer to: Uniforms of the British Army § No.1: Temperate ceremonial, British Army dress uniform; Uniforms of the Royal Marines § Number 1A Regimental Blues Dress - 'Blues' Army Service Uniform § Army Blue Service Uniform, of the United States Army; Uniforms of the United States Marine Corps § Blue Dress