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US Navy fatigue jacket worn by Adm. Michelle Howard as rear admiral (lower half)

2009

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A US Navy fatigue jacket worn by Admiral Michelle Howard as rear admiral (lower half). The single-breasted flak jacket with a standard collar is made from a brown, tan, and beige toned camouflage print nylon and cotton blend fabric. It closes at the center front with five (5) tan plastic buttons hidden from the facing side with an additional placket. The wide straight cut sleeves have adjustable cuffs that can be closed at varying levels of tightness around the wrist using one buttonhole tab and three (3) tan plastic buttons. Each sleeve has a self-fabric rectangular elbow patch panel. There is a square of tan fabric with one (1) five-pointed star embroidered in black on each front collar. The jacket has four (4) exterior pleated patch pockets with flap closures that close with two concealed tan buttons, one at each breast and one at each waist.

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Catalog reference: 2014.146.2.2

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