1. 1 Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today 15 March 2007 Air Force Uniforms 15 March 2007 Aeronautical Systems Center Libby Glade

2. 2 Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today Responsibilities Research & Development for Air Force Clothing –Develop Patterns –Research Textiles –Garment Fit & Wear Testing –Develop Procurement Documentation Sustainment – Configuration control (patterns, components, fabrics) – Continuous improvements

3. 3 Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today Responsibilities Primary Responsibility in Past was Dress Clothing Assist With Flight Clothing, Footwear, etc, (as needed) Current Responsibilities include: – Physical Fitness Clothing –Utility Uniform and accessories –Organizational Clothing –Footwear

4. 4 Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today AFCO Projects Challenges Keeping Up With High Performance / Affordable Fabrics - Comfort - Safety - Durability - New Technologies & Finishes - Wrinkle free - Stain resistant - Anti-odor/anti-microbial - FR / “safe” garments - Permethrin

5. 5 Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today AF Procurements AF currently only buys textiles & garments for: –Sample Items –Fit and Wear Test Garments LARGE QUANTITY BUYS THROUGH Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia (DSCP) –Issue Items in the Inventory Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) –Optional Items LOW RATE PRODUCTION MAY BE IN AF FUTURE

6. 6 Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today Airman Battle Uniform (ABU) AF All Purpose Environment Clothing System (Marine configuration) will replace current Army BDU ECWCS –Textile: Brushed Nylon with PTFE barrier in AF Digitized Tiger Stripe AF Improved Rain Suit (IRS) will replace current Army Field Coat –IRS will still use Field Coat liner –Textile: Nylon with waterproof coating (sateen going away) FR ABU - TBD –Ground troops, firefighters, CE welders, etc

7. 7 Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today Airman Battle Uniform AF Digitized Tiger Strip (AFDTS) –50% Nylon/50% Carded Cotton Twill –Garment dipped permanent press finish –Hat is Quarpel treated ABU shares 3 colors with ACU –Air Force will use Army solid colored item Sand T-shirt, Green socks, tan belt, etc ABU colorway is similar to ACU –AF will use Army Universal Print field gear Protective vests, field packs, etc ABU boots –Commercial boots in production –Issue boots solicitation out soon

8. 8 Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today ABU T-Shirt ABU T-shirt - –Sharing Army sand polyester T-shirt –AF will use a 100% cotton sand T-shirt –Other T-shirts TBD Printed T-shirt –Design TBD

9. 9 Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today Physical Training Gear Update Physical Training Gear: –Issue Shorts Adjusted pattern at DSCP –Optional Running Shorts Working with AAFES & Industry –Optional Sweatshirt – Working with Industry, AAFES & DSCP –Long Sleeved T-shirt Working with Industry, AAFES & DSCP –Short Sleeved T-shirt Issue, better fit/lighter fabric Optional? –Improved PT Suit fabrics on hold.

10. 10 Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today Flight Suit Update Flight Suits: –Currently looking at low-pill technology for Nomex TM fabrics –Alternate flightsuit/FR fabrics Also testing t-shirts –100% Wool –Two different Nomex TM knits. Test Completed, Data Being Analyzed –Recommendations to ASSB

11. 11 Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today Service Dress Jacket Update AF “Heritage” Dress Coat will be similar to Army’s –Test & Production Timeline TBD Issue Coat –No fabric or color change Commercial Coat, Trousers, Shirts, Ties –Program is TBD

12. 12 Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today AF Rapid Improvement Events Rapid Improvement Event (RIE) goals to –Improve process to cut waste & time Uniform Enterprise is actually four interdependent processes: –Requirements, Pentagon –Development, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH –Procurement, Issue Items, DSCP Optional and Commercial Items, AAFES Events championed by senior leadership for each process

13. 13 Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today AF Rapid Improvement Events April 2006 – First Look/Uniform Enterprise RIE June 2006 – Requirements RIE September 2006 – DSCP RIE October 2006 – AAFES RIE February 2007 – Development RIE April 2007 – Industry RIE –Website for organizations to respond to survey questions Suggestions will be summarized and taken to event –Two representatives from each major industry organization Discuss suggestions –Outcome will be briefed back to industry organizations ~May 2007 – Second Look/Uniform Enterprise RIE

14. 14 Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today Contact Information Gina Rice, AAFES POC (937)255-6073 Gina.rice@wpafb.af.mil Yvonne Wilson, Clothing Design (937)255-2382 Yvonne.wilson@wpafb.af.mil Carol Neri, Battelle Contractor (215)737-3854 Neric@battelle.org Capt Jason Hale, APM AF Clothing (210)536-4911 Hason.hale@brooks.af.mil AAFES Certification: New technologies: PDs for new buys: Program questions: