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The Combat Cloth Face Covering is ready for action, even if it took this long to make. Even as the vaccine for the coronavirus is now rolling out across the United States, it could be months before every American can be vaccinated. As a result, mask mandates are likely to remain in place across many parts of the country well into the spring and possibly even the summer. Seeing that face masks will be required for the foreseeable future—not to mention that masks could be required for a future pandemic—the U.S. Army has responded with an official Army-designed, -tested, and -refined face ...

Army issues face mask and the official name is so long it requires an acronym, because of course December 16, 2020 The official Army-designed, -tested, and -refined face mask — the Combat Cloth Face Covering (CCFC) — will be provided to new soldiers during the second quarter of FY2021. (Army) The Army’s latest uniform addition is the Combat Cloth Face Covering, also known in simple terms as a face mask. Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the country for about nine months, the Army finally decided to get an official face mask, right on the heels of the announcement that vac...

Army issues combat face masks for soldiers in 2021 Kaelan Deese © Getty Army issues combat face masks for soldiers in 2021 The U.S. Army will begin issuing camouflage-print official combat cloth face coverings to new soldiers next year, the service announced Wednesday. The Army Uniform Board (UAB) recommended the move this summer and and Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville approved the recommendation, according to an official release. Beginning in the second quarter of fiscal 2021, the Army will give two combat face coverings to each new soldier in initial entry train...

The Army's Combat Cloth Face Covering (CCFC). Army photo 16 Dec 2020 The Army will begin issuing its official Combat Cloth Face Covering, or CCFC, to new soldiers next year, the service announced Wednesday. Army Uniform Board recommended at its summer meeting that a camouflage mask be fielded, and Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville has approved the recommendation. The Army has largely provided disposable or reusable solid-color masks to soldiers to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The service will begin issuing two combat face coverings to each new soldier during the second quarter...