US Army Elements FR Softshell Pants, UCP

Description

This is a pair of Army Elements Pants, AEP that were used by the US Army. Designed to offer FR protection in cold weather, these are almost like tactical sweatpants and feel very comfy. Fleece lining on the inside provides warmth and comfort, and the 90% Nomex construction offers Flame Resistance that will never wash out or wear off with use. The bottom half of the legs unzip to allow for easy donning and doffing without removing boots. The pants feature ankle and waist pockets, as well as one back pocket. These are actual pockets, as opposed to many other outer layers that only have pass throughs to allow access to pockets underneath. These pants feature a zipper fly with hook and loop closure, as well as an integrated belt to keep them secure. Overall, this is a great pair of warm and comfy pants with some added protection from flames and extreme heat.

Features:

• Flame Resistant – Will not catch fire when exposed to flames. It will burn but it will not drip or catch fire.
• Universal Camouflage Pattern, UCP – Following in the steps of the USMC and its adoption of a digital camo, the US Army adopted the Universal Camo Pattern in 2004. The pattern was designed to function suitably in any environment. The overall intention of a camo capable of that is to remove the need to issue a camo pattern for each potential combat zone and environment, thus making the production and issuing of camo easy to troops. The camo was adopted and saw use in both Iraq and Afghanistan, where it would perform at best adequately. As a result of the camo not performing as good as intended the US Army began looking for a replacement. By 2011 the US Army would test in a variation of UCP, UCP-D, against Multicam in Afghanistan in the search for a replacement. By 2012 all US Army Soldiers deploying as combat troops to Afghanistan would be issued uniforms and gear in Multicam and UCP would be phased out of service in 2019 as a service camo. UCP would commonly come to be referred to as ACU, based of the adoption of the ACU pattern uniform that was adopted at the same time, much the same as the woodland camo came to be called BDU.
• Elastic Pant Waistband – Waistband on pants is elastic for proper fitment.
• Zippered Pockets – Pockets have a zipper closure to secure contents.
• 1/4 Length Pant Leg Zipper – Pants legs have a 1/4 length zipper from the bottom. This aides when donning and doffing the pants while wearing shoes.
• Zippered Pants – Pants crotch is zippered.

Manufactured by:

• Various Government Contractors – This item is manufactured for the US government by various contractors.

Country of Manufacture: USA – This product is manufactured in the #1 country, the USA.

Issue Type: USGI – These are genuine US government issued items made to military specification (mil-spec).