Complex sentence: In late 2016, Martin Prud'Homme, Director General of the SQ announced the uniforms would be changed, the shirts colors would become olive green, the patches black, the pants blue-black and the bulletproof vests would become black.
Split into simpler sentences: In late 2016, Martin Prud'Homme, Director General of the SQ, announced the uniforms would be changed. Shirts would become olive green, the patches black, the pants blue-black, and the bulletproof vests would become black.