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Contact Phil Manson phil.manson@first.army.mil 404-469-4481 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (11 FEB 05) 48TH Brigade Combat Team Receives New Army Combat Uniform ATLANTA -- Filling the need for a uniform for the 21st century warrior, the 48th Brigade Combat Team (BCT), training for their upcoming mission in Iraq at Fort Stewart, Ga., received the brand-new, computer-designed Army Combat Uniform (ACU). Implementing 31 design changes from the previous Battle Dress Uniform, the ACU is a multi-purpose garment at home in the desert, the jungle and in urban operations.   Spec. Richard A. Durocher, 3rd/172nd Infantry (Mtn), is fitted for body armor over his new Army Combat Uniform. Bill Daughtry of Eagle Group International ensures a good fit. First and foremost of the changes benefiting the soldier is the ACU is wash-and-wear! No more ironing and starching according to Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Myhre, program executive officer soldier and one of the designers of the ACU. "Ease of care, comfort and functionality were our focus during the redesign of the uniform," said Myhre, a Fort Collins, Colo. native. By blending one-half centimeter, computer-generated squares of tan, gray and light green, soldiers wearing the ACU can move from vegetation to desert to urban terrain and better blend into all three areas. Another advantage of the ACU is that the Desert Camouflage boot will now be the only boot issued. Spending hours shining the old, black Army boot - and getting bootblack on everything - will be a thing of the past. The 48th BCT is the first Army unit, active or reserve, to receive the ACU. "This is just another in a long line of firsts for the 48th Brigade," said Brig. Gen. Stuart Rodeheaver, commanding general of the 48th BCT. Several media outlets converged on Fort Stewart, Ga., Feb. 8 for the fielding of the new Army Combat Uniform to the 48th Brigade Combat Team. Soldiers of the 48 th seemed to like being the first unit to get the new ACU as well. "It's great to know the Army is taking care of us by getting us the latest equipment and training," said Spec. Richard A. Durocher, 3rd Brigade, 172nd Infantry Brigade (Mtn). "It's really comfortable and seems much more functional than our old BDUs." Giving soldiers the best, most realistic training - including getting them the newest uniform in the Army inventory - demonstrates First U.S. Army's commitment to the Warrior Ethos embodied by our remarkable citizen soldiers. Back to the News Service Home Page