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Crye Precision AOR 1 Shirt Combat Navy Custom NSW/DEVGRU/ST6

Naval Special Warfare/DEVGRU (Seal Team VI) exclusive desert camouflage, this set was made on Contract for the Navy by Crye Precision.

Item: This listing is for a new, Crye Precision Custom Navy Combat Shirt in the rare AOR 1 (NWUII) pattern.

Size: Size is XL Long.

Specification: This is a genuine item, manufactured in the USA by Crye Precision. The label is stitched into the shirt and shown in photo.

Condition: This item is brand new. The shirt has never been worn, washed or ironed. It has been removed from its bag solely for purposes of photography.

Cannot be bought from CRYE precision, an issued item only

Description: The Custom Combat Shirt is a purely operational fighting upper garment. Designed specifically to be worn under body armor.

It keeps the wearer cool with a lightweight high-performance flame resistant polyester torso, with reinforced Mil-Spec 50/50 NYCO ripstop sleeves

Features a zip collar that allows easy donning and doffing while keeping slings, straps, and brass off your neck.

Made in US from US materials

· Sleeve: 50% nylon, 50% cotton

· Body: 100% polyester body for ventilation when worn under body armour.

Slanted pockets on upper arm of sleeves, with flaps (Velcro on both) and button fastening

Velcro cuffs to keep bottom of sleeves tight against wrists

Combat Shirt AC

Ratioale: When wearing body armour, a vest or chest rig, access to torso pockets is limited and normal BDU sizing tends to be on the looser side, causing bunching of excess material under the armour or gear. The Combat Shirt concept eliminates the torso pockets and bulk, instead replacing the entire torso with a streamlined, form fitting wicking material that provides the most comfort when worn under gear. The upper arm pockets provide storage while the integrated elbow pads offer greater protection with less weight than separate elbow pads.

Add-in elbow pads are included with this shirt which came be inserted into the pockets.

Details: This is US-made, to the highest of standards. 100% guaranteed genuine Crye Precision equipment.

Size: XL - Long

Condition: This is UNWORN and is new. Taken from its bag when it was issued but never worn.

Summary of the features:

Back in April 2006, the Marines banned the use of polyester or nylon-based athletic clothing while conducting operations 'outside the wire' in Iraq. This was due to the danger of such clothing melting and fusing to the skin when exposed to extreme heat and flames, a concern for users who might be exposed to flash fires, flames or IEDs etc.

The Combat Shirt AC torso now utilizes flame-resistant (FR) driFIRE modacrylic fabric. driFIRE uses dri-release® performance fabric technology produced by Optimer with Freshguard® odor control. dri-release® is moisture-wicking technology that combines wicking with fast-drying properties. While polyester/nylon-based garments will melt or drip when exposed to flame, driFIRE will not. It's not a flame-resistant treatment – instead the properties are inherent in the fabric and will not deteriorate over time.

The sleeves and collar are made of Crye's 50/50 NYCO ripstop fabric.

High, zipper collar - this can be worn up or folded over, open or closed.

Conventional cuff with velcro closure - the cuff has been changed from the Gen 1 engineered cuff that extended past the wrist to a conventional cuff with velcro tab closure. Crye found that users found the engineered cuffs difficult to fold back and roll up, due to their shape, and preferred a conventional cuff.

Upper arm pockets with velcro panel and closure – large roomy bellows pockets similar to the R6 Field Shirt. Two loop velcro ID patches - one on the pocket flap, and another on the pocket itself.

Heavy gauge size B and F Bonded Nylon thread used throughout which exceeds military standards for garment production. Made in accordance with Fed Spec.VT-295 type II

The Crye Range vest can be worn over the Combat Shirt to provide pockets and protection when armour is not worn.

AOR 1 (NWUII) Explanation:

AOR1 is also known as Digi2 and it is the Desert variant pattern used in the NWU II (Navy Working Uniform II) that to the untrained eye looks similar to Marine Corps Desert MARPAT.

NWU Type II is ONLY be worn by Naval Special Warfare Operators and the Sailors who support them.

Background:

AOR1 and AOR2 are the U.S. Navy patterns used by their Ground troops and Navy SEAL teams. Utilizing the same screens as MARPAT/CADPAT TW/UCP, the Navy ground troops were the last group in the U.S. Forces to change from the Woodland BDU and Desert DCU camouflage and they decided to look at the MARPAT patterns and find different colors.

The U.S. Navy is the owner of the USMC MARPAT patent so the Navy utilizing these patterns was not a breach to the USMC by any means.

The Navy decided on two color variants; AOR1 (Desert) is very similar to Desert MARPAT, but the Navy switched the Urban Tan (very close to a Grey) to more of a sand colored tan and only slightly modified the other colors. These changes are difficult to differentiate and thus the Navy decided, when requested by the USMC, to only allow the Navy SEALs access to AOR1 as the similarities in patterns and colors may lead to confusion between Marines and Navy. When wearing body armour, a vest or chest rig, access to torso pockets is limited and normal BDU sizing tends to be on the looser side, causing bunching of excess material under the armour or gear. The Combat Shirt concept eliminates the torso pockets and bulk, instead replacing the entire torso with a streamlined, form fitting wicking material that provides the most comfort when worn under gear. The upper arm pockets provide storage while the integrated elbow pads offer greater protection with less weight than separate elbow pads.

Here's a summary of the features on the Combat Shirt AC, size medium shown:

Material - The Gen 1 Combat Shirt utilized a stretchy 'Underarmor'-type slick nylon material for the torso. Synthetic wicking base layers became popular in the Armed Forces as they provided comfort by transporting perspiration away from the skin to outer layers, keeping the user drier and more comfortable under most conditions. Back in April 2006, the Marines banned the use of polyester or nylon-based athletic clothing while conducting operations 'outside the wire' in Iraq (source). This was due to the danger of such clothing melting and fusing to the skin when exposed to extreme heat and flames, a concern for users who might be exposed to flash fires, flames or IEDs etc. The Combat Shirt AC torso now utilizes flame-resistant (FR) driFIRE modacrylic fabric. driFIRE uses dri-release® performance fabric technology produced by Optimer with Freshguard® odor control. dri-release® is moisture-wicking technology that combines wicking with fast-drying properties. While polyester/nylon-based garments will melt or drip when exposed to flame, driFIRE will not. It's not a flame-resistant treatment - the properties are inherent in the fabric and will not deteriorate over time. The sleeves and collar are made of Crye's 50/50 NYCO ripstop fabric.

• High, zipper collar - this can be worn up or folded over, open or closed.

• Conventional cuff with velcro closure - the cuff has been changed from the Gen 1 engineered cuff that extended past the wrist to a conventional cuff with velcro tab closure. Crye found that users found the engineered cuffs difficult to fold back and roll up, due to their shape, and preferred a conventional cuff.

• Upper arm pockets with velcro panel and closure - the Gen 1 flight-suit style pockets have been replaced with larger, more roomy bellows pockets similar to the R6 Field Shirt. Instead of loop velcro ID patch covering the entire sleeve pocket, there are now two patches - one on the pocket flap, and another on the pocket itself . The lower patch is partially covered by the flap as it serves as the flap closure, so the effective area exposed is 3.5" x 4". I like the larger pockets of the AC more than the Gen 1, as I think they add more utility.

• Heavy gauge size B and F Bonded Nylon thread used throughout which exceeds military standards for garment production. Made in accordance with Fed Spec.VT-295 type II

• Removable joint protection - like the Gen 1 Combat Shirt, the AC offers joint protection with a molded/shaped pad covered in nylon fabric, with an additional semi-rigid cap attached to the pad, which is exposed to the outside of the sleeve through an opening in the elbow reinforcement/pad pocket. The pad is inserted from the outside through the opening in the elbow pocket, which has internal velcro, which further secures the pad. An elastic forearm strap that is connected to the elbow pad can be adjusted to keep the elbow pad snug against the arm to prevent shifting or rotation.