Air Force of the Recent Past

Staff Sergeant, US Air Force Security Police Guard, in the 2000s to 2020s, maybe, Gray/Digital Tiger Stripes:

This is a mandatory uniform that has to be shown; the Air Force has or had this Digital Tiger Stripe pattern in various grays. I kept seeing it going through the airports for the longest time; I don’t know if this has been phased out, its a very interesting idea. I’m not sure how many of our enemies have digital or infrared-sighted weapons, but it certainly is cool looking. Nor, for that matter, why airmen who, by nature, would be working on an AIR-BASE would need camouflage at any rate; it gets down to money. Getting the budget, I suppose, in reality, bear with me; I know nothing about Air Force Uniforms, nor the regulations for all of these, just trying to represent the Air Force Uniforms through history, and the people who used them. This pattern was fully integrated into the Air Force supply system by 2011.

The real person’s name on any of them. I should have a cap for this fellow, or I’ll grab one and put it on here at some point. The trousers would have matched as well. He would have had a web belt, I think, green or maybe white, with a baton on it, and a sidearm with extra magazines, and likely a dressing pouch and handcuffs pouch on it, with, I think, tan or black boots. I should think he would have had a helmet, too. I can’t imagine a Kevlar one, left gray as they came, or painted up, as the Air Force has a history of doing, like silver, blue, white, or all the above. I don’t know, but if something pops up, I’ll grab it, possibly?

New Mstr.Sgt. USAF, Digital:

I have only a couple of things to say here: One is, yes, it’s a bit redundant; I just thought I’d show another variant, and two, I don’t know why in the world the Air Force needs a digital uniform, but it’s kinda cool and blends nicely. But they did. And I believe all forces wear the same now, like the (UCP) “Universal Camouflage Pattern” Army camouflage, now accepted as Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP). I have to say, from what I have heard, and what I see, The Air Force (And the Navy) is a pretty good deal, in there seems yp be a lot, of pretty satified people, that are happy with the bedding, and the food enough, to stay in long enough to get in to some of the higher ranks of EM, NCOs and Officers alike, there are always some who, just dont work well with the military, and thats ok, I get that, just saying, its not a bad deal, and schooling, etc. I’ve known some people who did real well there, and some who got out right away; times were different for all. Some of my kids’ friends are in the Air Force.

Senior Master Sergeant, Desert Camouflage, USCENTAF:

This is another of these must-have uniforms. I think they are cool and interesting. This represents those airmen who have deployed to the Middle East areas of operation. The MARPAT Pattern was developed for the Marine Corps, but has been seen on the other branches as well.

Technical Sergeant, Desert, 57th Military Airlift/Air Force Combat Command:

Ditto. But with the “Star Lifter Aircraft”, I’m thinking this would be one of the fellas calling the shots with the cargo-how it comes in and how it goes out, an important job, as all the positions in the aircraft are, the most tremendous amount of cargo and supplies (sometimes emergency supplies), and vehicles and personnel, and food to weapons all can be stored and secured in the cargo hold.