Insect-repelling ACUs now available to all Soldiers

Insect-repelling ACUs now available to all Soldiers | Article

army.mil 01 Oct '12, 7pm

Insect-repelling ACUs now available to all Soldiers

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 1, 2012) -- Factory-treated, insect-repelling Army Combat Uniforms that until now were issued only to Soldiers deploying to Iraq, Afghanistan, and some other overseas locations, will now be available to all Soldiers. The new uniform, called the "ACU-P," uses the chemical permethrin to ward off insects such as ticks, mosquitoes, fleas and chiggers. Permethrin has been extensively tested and found to be safe by the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Agriculture, and Food and Drug Administration, said Col. Pearline McKenzie-Garner, an occupational medicine physician in the Office of the Surgeon General. "The Army's battlefield experience shows that the EPA-approved permethrin fabric treatment ... protects the Soldier from diseases transmitted by a variety of pests, including fleas, ticks and mosquitoes," said Lt. Col. Eugene Wal...

Full article: http://www.army.mil/article/88171/

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@greshamj01 » 01 Oct '12, 10pm
RT @Provider_PAO: RT @Provider_PAO: Insect-repelling ACUs now available to all Soldiers [link]
@Provider_PAO » 01 Oct '12, 10pm
Insect-repelling ACUs now available to all Soldiers [link]
@MyLineage » 01 Oct '12, 8pm
Soldiers in the United States can now purchase Army Combat Uniforms treated with insect repellent. [link]
@Wayne_Hall » 01 Oct '12, 8pm
#Army expands issue of ACUs that combat insect-borne diseases [link] #OCPA
@DJmaddycakes » 01 Oct '12, 8pm
“@USArmy: New ACUs have insect repellent: [link]” @ScratRay wish you'd had these in Ranger school?
@TawniVixen1 » 01 Oct '12, 7pm
RT @USArmy There might be bugs on the rest of you mugs but there aint no bugs on me New ACUs have insect repellent [link] #SOT
@USArmy » 01 Oct '12, 7pm
"There might be bugs on the rest of you mugs, but there a'int no bugs on me!" New ACUs have insect repellent: [link]
@RRAD_TX » 02 Oct '12, 10am
Army's new ACUs combat insect-borne diseases [link]
@USNationalGuard » 01 Oct '12, 9pm
RT @usarmy: "There might be bugs on the rest of you mugs, but there aint no bugs on me!" New ACUs have insect repellent [link]