Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, U.S. Flag
name: label: wearer
content: Guenther, Joseph
notes: label: Description
content: Army Combat Uniform (ACU) worn by SGT Joseph Guenther while serving with the 82nd Airborne in Afghanistan as a forward observer in 2007-2008 and 2009-2010. The ACU is the current combat uniform worn by the United States Army, instituted in 2006 to succeed the Battle Dress Uniform (BDU). Both the camouflage pattern and the design of the ACU are different from the BDU. The camouflage pattern, known as "Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP),” is a mixture of tan, grey and green.
label: Description
content: The components of the Army Combat Uniform are: coat, trousers, headgear, t-shirt and footwear. The coat features a Mandarin collar, zip front with velcro reinforcement, shoulder pockets, chest pockets and elbow pad pouches; velcro above chest pockets for insignia. The trousers have a drawstring waist, cargo pockets and ankle drawstrings. The trousers are worn with a two-inch nylon web belt and have pouches for knee pad inserts. The t-shirt worn under the coat is sand-colored. Tan Army Combat boots and an Advanced Combat Helmet complete the uniform shown here.
label: Description
content: Also shown is a Fighting Load Carrier (FLC) vest with three magazine pouches and one canteen pouch, part of the MOLLE (Modular Lightweight Load-Carrying Equipment) System used by the U.S. Army and the Marines. The vest is designed to accommodate various pouch configurations according to usage: Riflemen, SAW gunners, Medics, to name a few. The H-Harness back is designed to allow air circulation, reducing heat buildup.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: worn
content: Afghanistan
topic: label: related event
content: Operation Enduring Freedom
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: Time and Navigation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2012.0255.03
label: accession number
content: 2012.0255
label: catalog number
content: 2012.0255.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: insignia, shoulder sleeve
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: nylon (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in; 5.715 cm x 8.89 cm