More details have emerged regarding the rollout schedule for the new Army Combat Uniforms featuring the Operational Camouflage Pattern.
An Army official confirmed the authenticity of Army slides posted to Facebook that detail the timing for more than 100 installations.
The slides posted along with a copy of the ALARACT
to the Facebook page of Command Sgt. Maj. Luther Thomas Jr., the Army Reserves' top NCO, describe three key phases of the rollout.
- July 1: Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Fort Lewis, Washington; Fort Stewart, Georgia; Fort Benning, Georgia; Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Fort Hood, Texas; Fort Drum, New York; Fort Carson, Colorado; Fort Polk, Louisiana; Fort Shafter, Hawaii; Fort Wainwright, Alaska; Fort Richardson, Alaska; and various installations in South Korea. Click here for the full list.
- Sept. 1: National Capital Region (Fort Belvoir, Fort Eustis, Fort Myer/McNair and the Pentagon in Virginia, and Fort Meade in Maryland); Fort Bliss, Texas; Fort Riley, Kansas; Fort Knox, Kentucky; Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland; Fort Irwin, California; Fort Huachuca, Arizona; Fort Rucker, Alabama; and various installations in Germany and Italy. Click here for the full list.
- Nov. 1 phase: Fort Gordon, Georgia; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Fort Lee, Virginia; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Fort Story, Virginia; West Point, New York; Fort Dix, New Jersey; Fort Detrick, Maryland; Camp Shelby, Mississippi; Fort Hamilton, New York; Fort McCoy, Wisconsin; and Fort Hunter Liggett, California. Click here for the full list.
A number other installations are listed, including various Air Force bases with Army presences (largely in "Wave 3"), as well as details regarding bases in South Korea and Europe.
During the transition to the new uniforms soldiers will be able to wear any of three ACU patterns in garrison: the new OCP pattern, the MultiCam pattern issued for Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan since 2010, and the predominant, digital gray-green Universal Camouflage Pattern.
Soldiers must all switch over to OCP by Oct. 1, 2019.
