ABUs - Airman Battle Uniform Approved Outerwear

Airman Battle Uniform approved outerwear includes the following items:

All Purpose Environmental Clothing System (APECS). For outdoor use only as outerwear. APECS coats and APECS trousers use Air Force digitized tiger stripe print, and require a slip-on rank insignia to be worn on the rank tab. A sage green fleece liner may be worn under the APECS, as long as it is not visible.

Sage Green Fleece. The sage green fleece can be worn outdoors by itself with the Airman Battle Uniform, but must be removed when indoors (local commanders can allow indoor wear as mission needs dictate.) It can only be worn over the ABU coat. When worn as an outer garment, uniform regulations require a Velcro ABU print last name tape with dark blue block lettering centered between the zipper and sleeve seam on wearer’s right chest. Regulations also require a 2 inch squared Velcro subdued cloth rank insignia with solid sage green background (no ABU pattern on background) flushed and centered above the last name tape on the wearer’s right chest. A Velcro ABU print ‘US Air Force’ service tape with dark blue, block lettering will be placed even with the last name tape and centered between zipper and sleeve seam on wearer’s left chest.

The original document containing the Air Force Dress Regulations is available at http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/shared/media/epubs/afi36-2903.pdf without restrictions. If you’re looking for a quick outfitting solution for your troops, contact our sales department with the name, rank, shoe size, hat size, trouser size, and shirt size of all soldiers who need a complete uniform solution and the quantity of each item you need and we’ll give you a combined quote based on the quantity of your order. Attached, Velcro-backed, or loose insignias, badges, name tapes, and service tapes are available to meet your needs. We will happily deliver to military bases, consolidation points, APOs or FPOs with a minimum of fuss. Let us know what we can do for you, your unit, your squadron, or your base today.