Army Faces Delays in Afghan Camo Experiment

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Army Faces Delays in Afghan Camo Experiment
December 29, 2009
Military.com|by Christian Lowe

The Army is close to fielding all the uniforms and accessories it planned to outfit Soldiers in as part of its crash program to develop a new camouflage scheme for operations in Afghanistan.

About half of the body armor carriers on the popular MultiCam pattern have yet to be fielded. The manufacture of MultiCam uniforms on a fire-resistant fabric was delayed, as well.

"We got ahead and we started looking at some fabrics to make sure that we would meet all the requirements that operational forces in theater needed and that we weren't going to give them any less capability," said Lt. Col. Mike Sloane, program manager for Soldier equipment. "We would not give up on FR capability. That was non-negotiable."

Sloane told Military.com in a recent interview at his Fort Belvoir headquarters that about 500 MultiCam plate carriers were on their way to Afghanistan and that about 500 more had already been delivered.

"There could be 200-300 Soldiers that have everything that they need except for the MultiCam plate carrier," Sloane added.


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