ARLINGTON, Va. (Army News Service, Oct. 28, 2010) -- The Army has begun to deploy special, high-tech flame-resistant uniforms engineered to safeguard Soldiers in aircraft and armored vehicles who ...

More Navy crews are expected to receive the two-piece, flame retardant uniform in 2024 that the service calls the “primary at-sea” uniform option, according to Navy officials. Sailors are authorized ...

RICHMOND, Va.—The Navy is phasing in flame-resistant clothing for every sailor who goes to sea. The decision announced Thursday follows testing last year by the Navy Clothing and Textile Research ...

In response to the deadly IED problem and the blast/heat effects of the makeshift bombs, the Army is developing a flame resistant coverall patterned in its ACU camouflage for vehicle crewmen. The ...

The Navy is phasing in flame-resistant clothing for every sailor who goes to sea. The decision announced Thursday follows testing last year by the Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility in Natick ...

BM2 Richard Woodland, a sailor from the USS Carney (DDG-64) receives the new Improved Flame Resistant Variant coveralls, flight suit and fleece jacket at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown in Yorktown, Va ...

The US Army has put the call out for new homegrown uniforms that are not only fire retardant but also insect repellent, and a team led by Dr. Ramaswamy Nagarajan at the University of Massachusetts ...

New Marine EFRCE Top. Enhanced Flame Resistant Combat Ensemble prototype design. Starting next year, a more durable flame-resistant uniform will be available for Marines deploying to combat zones.

Effective immediately, U.S. Navy commands can order the Improved Flame Resistant Variant (IFRV) coverall. The IFRV addresses comfort and durability issues found with the original Flame Resistant ...

Yeoman 1st Class Kelly Pyron, assigned to U.S. Fleet Forces Command, and Force Master Chief Huben L. Phillips, assigned to commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, demonstrate the operational wearability ...