Part II analyzes how the Army decided to change the camouflage pattern on combat uniforms through an informed, knowledge-based process. Part I provides an analysis of the Army's development of a plan with an increased chance of success in meeting desired objectives. The case is developed in two distinct parts. Emphasis is placed on the development of critical thinking and analysis skills in the areas of stakeholder management, resource management, and decision making in a complex environment. The case is broadly applicable to project managers, business managers, engineers, testers, and logisticians involved in project management, while specifically targeting defense acquisition professionals. Army's decision to change the camouflage patterns on combat uniforms and equipment for soldiers. Caption Contest No.Abstract : The development, testing, and fielding of combat uniforms for soldiers offer acquisition professionals an opportunity to analyze how programs progress through the U.S.KCRG-TV9: "Iowa soldiers will be the first to wear new uniforms in Afghanistan" (text and video) USA Today: "Military sees it's time for change in camouflage" (text, photo, infographic) Here's a list of recent MultiCam Media Madness, featuring Red Bull soldiers:Īrmy News Service: "New uniform for OEF protects soldiers, hides them better" Army Times: "Soldiers receive new MultiCam ACUs, gear" Des Moines Register: "Iowa troops get new uniforms, but pack them away for now" (text photo comparing OCP and UCP) The introduction of this Operation Enduring Freedom Pattern or OEFP camo was, however, just a stopgap measure and after an initial announcement in 2014 on 1st June 2015 a Washington Press Release stated: The Army announced today the release of the Operational Camouflage Pattern in Soldier uniforms. It will be interesting to see what the "blue-suiters" deploying with the Red Bull end up being issued. Air Force appears to be moving toward MultiCam in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, so that its personnel on the ground can continue to blend with their Army counterparts, the U.S. The Army says it may continue evaluating camouflage patterns. The Red Bull soldiers will return and exchange the OCP equipment for their standard sage-greens when they return from Afghanistan in 2011. The Army Combat Uniform (A.C.U.) isn't going anywhere. Soldiers will be allowed to break in their new mountain boots, however. The new uniforms won't be worn until after the Red Bull rotate through a major training exercise in California later this year. Download the PDF The Army has confirmed what Soldiers have been hearing rumors of for months now a new camouflage pattern for combat uniforms is on the way with a number of. A "Tactical Assault Pack" ("TAP") distributes more magazines more evenly than the old gut-buster ammo pouches. That means that, as mission dictates, soldiers can drop 15 pounds of equipment weight. Related equipment includes lower-rise mountain boots, and a "plate-carrier" harness that will allow soldiers to ditch some of their armor while still protecting vital organs from the big 7.62 mm bullets. And the infrared tab has been hidden away in a better place. Collars and crotches have been reinforced. Hook-and-loop fastener tape (aka "Velcro") has been replaced with old-school buttons. The uniforms are flame-resistant and insect-repellant. (Parents of young children might be reminded of something else.) On the subdued "Red Bull" patch, the beloved bovine skull is now yellow-brown, rather than sage green. The 7-color camouflage pattern tends to look like yellowish mud against the pine-green forests of Mississippi. The uniform itself is called "Flame-Resistant Army Combat Pattern" (or "Frak-You"). While the commercial/civilian market still calls the textile MultiCam, the Army is calling it the "Operation Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern" (O.C.P.) That's opposed to "Universal Camouflage Pattern" (U.C.P.), which apparently isn't as universal as first thought. The news was big enough to warrant a personal visit to Camp Shelby from Sgt. During a special screening of "Restrepo" earlier this year, Red Bull soldiers noted that the 173rd Airborne BCT was sporting the mud-colors back in 2007. There were test fieldings and other experiments. Astute observers of the Afghan theater of operations will have already noted the camouflage pattern in limited use downrange. The Iowa Army National Guard unit was the first-ever to receive the full-issue of MultiCam uniforms and equipment. The 2nd Brigade Combat Team (B.C.T.), 34th Infantry "Red Bull" Division has sure been in the news a lot recently-and all it took was a change of clothes.
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