The Operational Camouflage Pattern will become the mandatory utility uniform for the U.S. Air Force from April 1, 2021.
This Air Force began changing the uniforms in 2018 by replacing the grey, blue, and green tiger stripe uniforms with the latest Army uniform pattern.
Initially, the mandated date for all the Air Force personnel to change to the Operational Camouflage Patter (OCP) was June of 2020. However, it was delayed to avoid unnecessary stress during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As mentioned earlier by MadeToMeasure magazine, the new uniform has spice-brown-colored insignias. However, the first lieutenants and lieutenant colonel will wear black-threaded insignia.
The coyote brown t-shirts and either green or coyote brown socks are authorized with these OCPs. The instructions further mentioned that the undergarments must also be of the same shade of brown.
The spice-brown flag patch is set to be mandatory, whereas the infrared flag patches will not be allowed anymore and the colored patches won’t be authorized, except for combat patches.
The squadron patches will be worn on the right sleeve and the higher headquarters patch on the left sleeve.
