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A U.S. Marine corporal cuffs an unauthorized absentee serviceman as a U.S. Navy master-at-arms looks on; note "SP" armband on each. Shore patrol speaks with sailors in Crete, 2003 Shore patrol ( SP ) are service members who are provided to aid in security for the United States Navy , United States Coast Guard , United States Marine Corps , and ...
The red patch measures 3 in × 1 in (7.6 cm × 2.5 cm) on the trousers, worn 2.5 in (6.4 cm) below the cargo pocket, centered, and 1 in × 1 in (2.5 cm × 2.5 cm) on the front of the eight point cover, centered.
Shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) are cloth emblems worn on the shoulders of US Army uniforms to identify the primary headquarters to which a soldier is assigned. The SSI of some army divisions have become known in popular culture. [1] [2] [3]
An officer inspects enlisted sailors in Service Dress Blue (2008) A female U.S. Navy officer in Service Dress Blue uniform (2012) The Service Dress Blue (SDB) uniform consists of a dark navy blue suit coat and trousers (or optional skirt for women) that are nearly black in color, a white shirt, and a black four-in-hand necktie for men or a neck tab for women.
Units (commands) of the United States Navy are as follows. The list is organized along administrative chains of command (CoC), and does not include the CNO's office or shore establishments. Deployable/operational U.S. Navy units typically have two CoCs – the operational chain and the administrative chain. Operational CoCs change quite often ...
SeaArk patrol boat of Inshore Boat Unit (IBU) 22 in the Northern Persian Gulf in February 2008 An Inshore Boat Units MESF boats docked onboard another vessel in the Northern Persian Gulf, July 2009 The Maritime Expeditionary Security Force ( MESF ) is a force within the United States Navy under the organizational structure of the Navy's Navy ...
The Trading Post, the quarterly journal of the American Society of Military Insignia Collectors described the book as an "invaluable guide to the collector." [ 3 ] The Fort Lee Traveler Newspaper reported, "In preparation for the book, [the authors] accumulated more than 1,000 government and theater-made desert patches and over 300 uniforms ...
Fourteen appendixes cover technical information on patrol aircraft, submarines sunk by patrol squadrons, air-to-air claims for Navy and Marine Corps patrol aircraft during World War II, a listing of patrol squadron shore bases, etc. A glossary, bibliography, and index are also included. [2]