US Army combat uniform jacket worn by General Lloyd James Austin III
date: label: Date
content: 2010s
name: label: Created by
content: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
label: Worn by
content: General Lloyd James Austin III, American, born 1953
label: Subject of
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Caption
content: General Lloyd J. Austin III served as commanding general of United States Forces – Iraq and as commander of U.S. Central Command before retiring in 2016. He was sworn in as the 28th Secretary of Defense in 2021.
label: Description
content: A US Army green and tan combat uniform jacket (a) with patches (b-e) worn by US Army Four-Star General Lloyd James Austin III.
label: Description
content: The cotton universal camouflage pattern (UCP) jacket features full length sleeves, a collar, shoulder pockets, and two diagonal breast pockets. The jacket has insignia patches and sewn on Master Parachutist, service branch, name, and rank tapes. The jacket is closed in the middle of the chest with a camouflage green zipper, with adhesive hook and loop tape closures throughout. There are four detachable patches, two on each of the shoulders.
label: Description
content: The interior of the jacket has a large white sewn-in tag with US Army manufacturing certification and laundry instructions. From proper left to right the exterior patches include:
label: Description
content: (b): A Ranger ACU Tab in silver-grey featuring the title “RANGER” in embroidered black thread.
label: Description
content: (c): A CENTCOM ACU Patch featuring the camouflage brown sword and green shield signifying military preparedness.
label: Description
content: (d) A Full Color Reverse U.S. Flag Patch with fifty (50) white stars, six red and white stripes, and a gold border embroidery.
label: Description
content: (e) An 18th Airborne Corps ACU Patch depicting a black dragon and the arced black embroidered title of “AIRBORNE” above it. The dragon is depicted from the head to lower neck with a forked tongue and horns.
place: label: Place made
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Afghan War, 2001
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Iraq War, 2003-2011
label: Topic
content: Military
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Military Uniforms
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of General Lloyd J. Austin III, USA (Ret.)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.4.2.1a-e
objectType: label: Type
content: jackets
label: Type
content: military uniforms
label: Type
content: insignias
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cotton and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (a): 33 7/8 × 27 9/16 in. (86 × 70 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Chest (a): 27 9/16 in. (70 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b): 13/16 × 2 5/16 × 3/16 in. (2 × 5.8 × 0.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (c): 3 7/16 × 2 1/8 × 1/8 in. (8.7 × 5.4 × 0.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (d): 1 7/8 × 3 3/16 × 1/8 in. (4.7 × 8.1 × 0.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (e): 3 1/16 × 2 7/16 × 3/16 in. (7.8 × 6.2 × 0.5 cm)