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    NMCP Bids Farewell to the NWU Type I

    NMCP Bids Farewell to the NWU Type I

    Photo By Seaman Imani Daniels | 190930-N-UA653-024 – Capt. Lisa Mulligan, commanding officer of Naval Medical Center...... read more read more

    PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    09.30.2019

    Story by Seaman Imani Daniels 

    Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth

    Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Sailors wear the blue camouflage Navy Working Uniform (NWU) for the last time, observing colors out front of the historic Building 1 at NMCP. The NWU Type I will no longer be authorized for wear as of Tuesday, Oct. 1, according to a timeline sent out by the Navy three years ago.
    Along with this uniform change, the eight-point cap is also being updated with the anchor, USS Constitution and eagle emblem (ACE) stitched into the front-center panel, where Sailors were previously allowed to put rank insignia.
    The NWU Type I is being discontinued after an 11-year run. First introduced in 2008 as part of a uniform modernization program based on sailor input, the blue camouflage uniform was intended to be worn by enlisted and officers to show unification among the ranks.

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    Date Taken: 09.30.2019
    Date Posted: 09.30.2019 15:50
    Story ID: 344749
    Location: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, US

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