Air Force Uniforms made with NFPA 100% Cotton
100% Cotton Ripstop fabric is durable and will look great over the years of wear with a slight fade over time and shrinkage over the life of the garment. NFPA garments are durable wear uniforms for the Air Force and are made slightly larger to compensate for this small reduction in size.
This type of NFPA ABU air force uniform is designed explicitly for those career fields where a potential for an ARC-flash incident exists. These career fields include high-welding, firefighting, electrical work, and other CE related jobs.
Air Force Uniforms made with 50/50 NYCO Ripstop Fabric
NYCO is a type of fabric that is a blend of nylon and cotton. Nylon adds strength and abrasion resistance, and the cotton element adds breathability and moisture absorption. Many military uniforms, including Air Force uniforms and high-performance sportswear are created using NYCO textiles.
Ripstop fabrics are woven fabrics, often made of nylon, using a unique reinforcing technique that makes them resistant to tearing and ripping. During weaving, extra-thick reinforcement yarns are interwoven in a crosshatch pattern to give durability to the fabric.
Textiles woven into Ripstop materials for air force uniforms have a favorable strength-to-weight ratio, which creates a cloth in which small tears can not quickly spread. There are many fibers used to make ripstop, including cotton, silk, polyester, and polypropylene. These fabrics are blended with nylon by cross hatching threads, which form the material tear-resistant. Originally designed as a rugged, lightweight comfort solution for military combat uniforms, hardwearing NYCO fabric is engineered with the perfect blend of nylon, staple fiber, and cotton and offers enhanced abrasion and tear resistance performance.
Even though this material is as tough as the men and women who wear them, this component is thin and lightweight. Ripstop fabrics modern weaving techniques make the ripstop threads less visible on the outside of your clothing.
Ripstop can come in a variety of weaves and patterns including plain, canvas, oxford, panama, twill and ripstop constructions which can be finished, coated or laminated for your Air Force Uniform.
We proudly carry NYCO Ripstop as this is the brand that is preferred for durability for Air Force uniforms. The NYCO Ripstop fabric is resistant to shrinking and vat-dyed to ensure a minimal amount of fading over the life of the garment. Supplied with pockets and other features, you need to complete your next task. BDU is the most popular MIL-SPEC Air Force uniform and has been combat tested. These garments give the wearer the basic features and options to get the job done.
The advantages of NYCO Ripstop include:
- Comfortable wear
- Extra sturdy and tear-resistant
- Extreme abrasion resistance
- Great look
The U.S. military designated NYCO Ripstop as their primary combat uniform in the early 1980s. Although not regularly used by the military today, these pieces remain a popular favorite among personnel in the military and are built to U.S. specification MIL-T-44047E.
OCP
The Operational Camouflage Pattern, or OCP, uniforms for the Air Force, have been developed as a single camouflage pattern designed to reflect surrounding colors that exist in a variety of environments, at different times of the day, in varying elevations, seasons, and weather conditions. These uniforms and gear can take on the overall appearance of dominant colors. You can find such colors as green under the canopy of a forest or tan appearance while in an open desert. OCP addresses the real-world needs to find concealment in many different environments with a basic kit of gear.
