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The Myanmar Air Force (MAF) was formed as the Burmese Air Force on 16 January 1947, while Burma (as Myanmar was known until 1989) was still under British rule. By 1948, the fleet of the new air force included 40 Airspeed Oxfords, 16 de Havilland Tiger Moths, four Austers, and three Supermarine Spitfires transferred from the Royal Air Force, and ...
Army uniform used by U.S. Air Force after 1947, with airman rank insignia attached to the uniform. First distinctive blue service uniforms for the U.S. Air Force in early 1950s. When the U.S. Air Force first became an independent service in 1947, its members initially continued to wear green U.S. Army uniforms with distinct badges and insignia.
The Airman Battle Uniform ( ABU) is a U.S. camouflage combat uniform formerly worn by members of the United States Air Force, United States Space Force, and some civilian employees of the U.S. Department of the Air Force until April 2021. It replaced the Battle Dress Uniform and Desert Camouflage Uniform on 1 November 2011 after a four-year ...
Military camouflage is the use of camouflage by armed forces to protect personnel and equipment from observation by enemy forces. Textile patterns for uniforms have multiple functions, including camouflage, identifying friend from foe, and esprit de corps. [ 1] The list is organized by pattern; only patterned textiles are shown.
MARPAT (short for Marine pattern) [ 3] is a multi-scale camouflage pattern in use with the United States Marine Corps, designed in 2001 and introduced from late 2002 to early 2005 with the Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform (MCCUU), which replaced the Camouflage Utility Uniform. Its design and concept are based on the Canadian CADPAT pattern.
The male and female uniforms for a Major General in the PLA. The Army variant of the Type 97 service uniform worn by the PLA Ground Force in Hong Kong and Macau featured an olive green colored jacket and blue tie. Olive green service caps and shirts were worn by officers. Formal dress pants continued to have yellow stripes.
One of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic minority groups battling the military government said it captured an airport serving the country’s top world-class beach resort, marking the first time ...
In Myanmar Armed Forces, Lance corporals and Corporals are commonly referred to as Saya ( ဆရာ, lit. 'teacher') by both enlisted staffs and officers. Warrant officers (Class 1 and Class 2) are referred to as Bo Lay ( ဗိုလ်လေး, lit. 'little lieutenant' ), Sergeant and Staff Sergeant are referred to as Saya Gyi. These ...