Air Staff officials expand warrior image

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WASHINGTON (AFPN) --  “We are a nation at war,” Gen. T. Michael Moseley wrote in a letter to all Airmen on Sept. 2, the day he was sworn in as Air Force chief of staff.

As many Airmen are deployed on combat missions in places including Iraq and Afghanistan as well as humanitarian relief efforts in the Gulf Coast region, Airmen assigned to Air Force headquarters will now bear a closer resemblance to those in the field.

Air Staff officials have recently announced the switch to the utility uniform as the uniform of the day.

“Wearing our (battle dress uniforms) and flight suits as our duty uniform every day will serve as a constant reminder to us and those who we come in contact with that our job is to support our fellow warriors,” said Lt. Gen. Arthur J. Lichte, Air Force assistant vice chief of staff. “There is no change of attire required for our civilian members.”

The policy states the uniform worn by Airmen assigned to the Pentagon will be the woodland pattern BDU, the new airman battle uniform, or green flight suits.

There are exceptions to the new policy: being a member of an official party, retirement ceremony, change of command ceremony or event where the service dress uniform would be appropriate, General Lichte said.