Close Combat Uniform (CCU) Jacket 

Medium Long

Height 67" to 71"

Chest 37" to 41"

Has ORIGINAL foam inserts at elbows.

Contract # SPM100-04-D-0367 (This is the improved second version of the jacket)

Some few small stains as seen in pictures.

Background of the CCU

The Close Combat Uniform (CCU) was a limited-issue, US Army trials uniform (circa 2003-2004). 

Testing, evaluation, and modification of prototypes was conducted by Stryker Brigade elements in the US in early 2003. 

The  “tricolour desert” version of the CCU was the only one produced on a larger scale and was fielded by the first two Stryker Brigades deployed to Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. 

The CCU was never officially issued to any other elements of the US Army, and production ceased in 2004. Today the CCU is a rare commodity within military and collecting communities. 

The tricolour desert CCU was produced by American Power Source in two contract runs. The first production run had contract number SPO106-03-D-0351, and the second production run had contract number SPM100-04-D-0367. Improvements to the second run included a reinforced area running around the collar and down the front zipper line of the jacket, and modification to the Velcro configuration on the sleeve pockets.

Jacket features-

The CCU jacket has a full zipper frontal closure, with Velcro patches to secure the flap over the zipper, a Mandarin-type collar secured with a Velcro tab, cuffs with 2" Velcro securing straps instead of buttons, two chest pockets (with Velcro-closing flaps aligned vertically), and forward-tilting upper sleeve bellows pockets (covered by "loop" Velcro in desert tan for affixing insignia). The elbow region is designed to accept grey close-celled foam pad inserts, which are secured in Velcro-closing "pockets," although in practice these foam pads were generally considered restricting and were usually removed and discarded.