US Army FREE IWOL Pants, UCP

Description

This is a FREE IWOL pants that was used in the US Army and is typically worn by aircrew members and fuelers. The pants have a built in belt for easy wear over other layers and the legs have zippers for easy donning and doffing while wearing boots. The pants have ankle pockets and zippered waist pockets. There is also one back pocket. The pants are fleeced lined for insulation and are a good cold weather protective layer.

Features:

• Flame Resistant – Will not catch fire when exposed to flames. It will burn but it will not drip or catch fire.
• Includes Waist Belt – Waist belt for wear is included.
• Fleece Lining – Garment is lined in fleece for insulation.
• 4-Way Stretch Fabric – Clothing material is made of a 4-Way stretch fabric for improved flexibility and comfort.
• FREE Clothing System – The Fire Resistant Environmental Ensemble. FREE is a system of fire resistant clothing and accessories for wear by combat vehicle crewman and aircrew members that generally follows the format of ECWCS as far as layering goes. All layers are fire resistant and focused towards the needs of the Soldiers wearing them. Generally FREE Clothing is a upgraded version of the standard issue equivalent, along with being fire resistant.
• IWOL Clothing – Intermediate Weather Outer Layer, a component of the FREE system. LWOL clothing consists of fire resistant top and bottom layers that are very wind and water resistant to wind and water proof. Clothing is typically 4 Way Stretch and fleece lined.
• 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.

Manufactured by:

• Massif – This item was manufactured by Massif.

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

Issue Type: US Army Issue – This item is genuine US Army issue.