Name and service tapes, rank and patches are all attached with Velcro. Airmen will have the option to sew on their name tape and service tape, Air Force officials say. Officers will wear their ...

Say goodbye to a lot of that Velcro on the Army Combat Uniform. The service is making six changes to the uniform that include stripping Velcro from the sleeve pocket, elbow patches, knee patches ...

Unit patches for the new Operational Camouflage Uniform will be limited to just four colors, Air Force officials said last week. The colors, according to Air Force spokeswoman Capt. Carrie Volpe ...

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Combat and unit patches on the left and right sleeve and the U.S. flag will remain Velcro-only, the SMA said. Additionally, the ACU will continue to come with Velcro in the same locations it is now.

WASHINGTON -- The current Army Combat Uniform top weighs in at about 650 grams, or about 1.4 pounds. It's got a lot of pockets and multiple layers of fabric. When it gets wet, it tends to stay wet ...

Alongside every new uniform is a series of patches, and with modern uniforms, they're almost all attached via "military grade" hook and loop fasteners (what civilians call "Velcro").