NWU meaning in Military and Defence ?

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What is Navy Working Uniform mean?

The Navy Working Uniform (NWU) is a series of military uniforms that are currently used by the United States Navy (and some elements of the U.S. Coast Guard) for wear by its members. The NWU is a "working" uniform, which means that it is made to a more durable and utilitarian standard, thus being worn in lieu of more formal and delicate uniforms that might get unduly damaged or dirtied in the process of normal military duties.

Made from a ripstop nylon-cotton blend, there are currently two variants of the NWU in use by the U.S. Navy. They are the NWU Type II, which is primarily brown and tan and is designed to be worn in sandy, arid, and, desert battlefield environments, and the NWU Type III, which is primarily black and green in color and is designed to be worn in more temperate environments such as the contiguous United States.

The first NWU variant, known as the NWU Type I, was designed in late 2004 and began being used by the U.S. Navy in limited quantities beginning in late 2008. By late 2010, it had completely replaced most other "working" uniforms. Though the NWU Type I was originally intended for shipboard use, it soon was dropped from that role when it was realized that the uniforms were not suitable for such duties due to their lack of flame resistance, as fires are a serious threat to sailors aboard a warship. Instead, the U.S. Navy's sailors wear specialized flame-resistant coveralls when working shipboard. Due to its lack of flame resistance making it unsuitable for shipboard use, the NWU Type I was retired from use in 2019, being replaced by the NWU Type III.

The NWU Type II (originally codenamed AOR1) and NWU Type III (originally codenamed AOR2) is worn by specialized units such as the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Navy SEALs, Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsmen, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians and Seabees. NWU Type III is worn by Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen and by all other U.S. Navy members. Unlike the NWU Type I which was based on the BDU cut, both the NWU Type II and NWU Type III uniform cut were redesigned heavily to be more ergonomic.The NWU Type III has been issued to new naval recruits since late 2017 and completely replaced the NWU Type I in 2019 when the latter was discontinued and phased out of service.

Delta Force and DEVGRU were the first to field AOR1 garments, in 2006. The AOR1 was phased out in Delta by 2009 in favor of MultiCam, but kept the AOR2 whose predecessor pattern, the DG3A, they also have tested in 2005. AOR1 has also been used by the 24th Special Tactics Squadron.

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