Air Force tests out new flight suits, undershirts
- From: Otis Willie <warlibrarynews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 22:19:38 GMT
Air Force tests out new flight suits, undershirts
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=38256
{EXCERPT}, by Lisa Burgess, Stars and Stripes Mideast edition,
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
U.S. Air Force photo Lt. Col. Thomas Jacobson, 53rd Test Management
Group commander, is wear-testing the next-generation flight suit and
new undergarment T-shirt.
ARLINGTON, Va. ? Early feedback from airmen testing an improved
version of the fire-retardant fabric used in the Air Force?s flight
suit indicates that the material ?seems to hold up better, but there?s
still a long way to go,? Capt. Saje Park, a spokeswoman for the
squadron collecting the test results, said Monday.
?So far, this flight suit has resisted pilling and shade differences,?
which have plagued airmen who wear the current version of the
one-piece uniform, said Parks, a member of the 28th Test and
Evaluation S...
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