US Army Gen II Cold Weather Parka, UCP

Description

This cold weather parka that used in the US Army. The is wind and water proof and has a full length zipper with a button snap storm flap. There are two large waist pockets with hook and loop flap closures as well as shoulder pockets on each sleeve. Also, the parka hood can be stored in the collar when you are not using it.

Features:

• Stow Away Hood – There is a stow away hood in the jackets collar for inclement weather.
• Two Way Zipper – Zipper includes two pulls allowing the user to open and close the zipper at different areas.
• Jacket Zippered Armpits – Armpits on jacket have zippers to help with ventilation and cooling down.
• Adjustable Sleeve Cuffs – Sleeves have either a button or hook and loop adjustable cuff for fit and wear.
• Jacket Drawstring – This jacket has a drawstring at the waist that can be tightened or loosened. This helps the wear regulate the warmth and comfort of the jacket.
• Waterproof – Waterproof means that it will not absorb water or be damaged when submerged in water.
• Windproof – It will help break the wind an hold warmth even in windy weather.
• 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:

• 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).