stripes.com 07 Jan, 2021 18:15 am

What kind of uniform is that? Marines drill for inauguration in unique style

The Marines preparing for Inauguration Day ceremonies wore black face masks, white gloves — and an unusual combination of a Vietnam-era field jacket in woodland camouflage with their khaki-and-olive green service dress uniforms.

The Marines are wearing an unusual combination of a Vietnam-era field jacket in woodland camouflage with their khaki-and-olive green service dress uniforms.MARINE CORPS The Marines preparing for Inauguration Day ceremonies wore black face masks, white gloves — and an unusual combination of a Vietnam-era field jacket in woodland camouflage with their khaki-and-olive green service dress uniforms.“The Field Jacket is primarily worn to simulate the Dress Blue jacket,” said Andre Bastian, a Marine veteran who spent five years at the barracks, also known as 8th & I.But the field jacket is supposed to be worn as-issued, Bastian said.

Designed for utility, and commonly known as the M65 field jacket, it's also become something of a style icon, available as a designer knock-off for $500 from Polo Ralph Lauren — about five times what it costs from a military surplus store online.The field jacket’s rough similarities to the blues coat allow a Marine to place the formal uniform’s belt at the right height to practice fixing and unfixing a bayonet to his M1 Garand rifle, which is also a throw-back.

EdTech and Smart Classroom Market 2021 estimated to grow

Danbury FD Acting Chief Mark Omasta Retires After 36 Years

Seasonal flu vaccine uptake in healthcare workers: 1 September 2020 to 31 December 2020

DMACC Reveals Impress List Of Guest Speakers For 2021 Virtual Celebrate! Innovation Series

CoBank: Probable Boost in Fiscal Spending Lifts Outlook

Forget Snowflake! Buy This Ultra-High-Growth Stock

Comprehensive Sign Up Guide For Bitcoin Rush Trading AppBitcoin Rush Review

What is Budget Presentation, Budget Presentation Meaning, Budget Presentation Definition

High heels are not dead, they are just having a rest, says Dune London – Retail Times

Trust's executive head vows to help turn Coventry's Whitley Academy around

Lockerbie bomber’s son loses posthumous appeal against father’s conviction

From Cardinal Seán's blog. Published 1/15/2021. Local.

What is Monetised deficit, Monetised deficit News, Budget 2020 News, Monetised deficit Calculation

Art & The Bloom floral designer winners in North and South Carolina

Pimlico Plumbers boss announces 'no vaccine, no job' policy

Echoes. To a departing dynasty. Published 1/15/2021

Researchers discover unexpected role for the clock gene in prostate cancer progression

More prison time for Amanda Knox?

Golf star Angel Cabrera arrested in Rio for extradition to Argentina

Lehigh Valley weekend weather: Wet beginning and a look to late next week

Investigation underway as shots fired at house in Rochdale

What kind of uniform is that? Marines drill for inauguration in unique style

Japanese swimmer chases Olympic dream while teaching classes at US air base in Tokyo

NC man pleads guilty to terrorism charge

Navy sends replacement sailors to USS Essex after crew members catch COVID-19

Pocket-sized emergency checklist earns ovation for airman in Japan

High turnout for flu shots at US Navy base in Japan a precursor to coronavirus campaign

FDA plans to OK second COVID-19 vaccine after panel endorsement

Frontline military medical workers among first in Hawaii to receive coronavirus vaccine

Some US bases in Japan offer free coronavirus tests for troops heading home for holidays

Marine credited with saving Okinawa woman’s life after venomous snakebite

Egypt officials: Bombs kill three security forces in Sinai

Coronavirus surge continues at US naval base in Japan with 29 new cases

One in five prisoners in the US has had COVID-19, 1,700 have died

Official: Rickshaw bomb kills 15 kids in eastern Afghanistan

USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams helps get US troop withdrawal from Somalia underway

Experience the winter solstice from home this year

Army 'expedited' rollout of camouflage masks arrives in less than a year

Military in Europe to receive coronavirus vaccines soon; Germany stands up vaccination centers

Soldiers spot car accident from the air, land helicopter to aid injured man in Bavaria

District attorney's office releases new details on 2018 mass shooting at California bar

Heartbreaking deaths of Michigan’s earliest COVID-19 victims: Stories reveal the true toll

The Washington Post asked readers to describe 2020 in one word or phrase — here's what they said

Washington Monument is closed after interior secretary tests positive for the coronavirus

Some US colleges cut tuition, ending a relentless price spiral

Cyberpunk 2077: An ugly thrill ride

TSA is scrambling for vaccine access for its front-line workers

Pentagon denies report that cooperation with Biden's transition team has halted

Second reported severe reaction to COVID-19 vaccine

Sentencing delay sought for fired VA staffer who killed seven

Space Force troops are now called Guardians

Navy breaks record with its 13th transit through the Taiwan Strait this year

Fort Hood’s top enlisted soldier suspended, investigation pending

US clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, second shot in arsenal

Sentencing delay sought for former West Va. VA staffer who killed seven

Rockets fired onto Bagram Airfield; no casualties or damage reported

Hospital fire kills eight COVID-19 patients at ICU in Turkey

A pistachio tycoon picks a fight with the US Navy

China, Russia find takers for vaccines

Japan confronts a history of vaccine mistrust

Negotiators close in on $900 billion aid plan; a few issues remain

US sets another coronavirus record; vaccine shipments reduced

General apologizes for 'miscommunication' over vaccine shipments

Colorado pressing Trump to keep Space Command in state

Yosemite hotel under fire for hosting hundreds at Thanksgiving feast

Fla. teen named GoFundMe's 'Kid Hero' was inspired by Vietnam veteran

Official: Large car bomb kills eight in Afghan capital

Official: Large car bomb kills nine in Afghan capital

Kabul hit again as car bomb kills at least nine

Germany brings home three women, 12 kids from camps in Syria

Missing Fort Drum soldier found dead, Army confirms

Santa hitchhikes on a Navy training flight to spread some holiday cheer

Congress on the brink of major FAA oversight reform in wake of Boeing 737 MAX crashes

Survivor of Nazi Germany among the 13 dead in Maine nursing home's virus outbreak

More EU nations halt UK flights, fearing virus variant

Iraqi army: Eight rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad

University of Nebraska joins other schools in alliance to bring Space Command to Offutt AFB

Trump campaign brings new US Supreme Court challenge over Pennsylvania’s election

Biden won't talk about probe of son Hunter with attorney general candidates, aide says

Front-line essential workers, adults 75 and older should be next to get vaccines, CDC panel says