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Last Ride of the Valkyries : The Rise and Fall of the Wehrmachthelferinnenkorps During WWII
\"This is the first major work in the English language devoted entirely to the uniforms, insignia, and history of the female auxiliaries that served in the German armed forces during WWII. Using wartime photographs and references, along with contemporary sources and examples, the author presents an in-depth look at the contributions of female auxiliaries to Germany's war effort. Interrogations of German prisoners who were familiar with the evolution of the Wehrmachthelferinnenkorps served as the foundation for this work, presenting a unique perspective on the subject.\"--Jacket.
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The Uniform
Kehrt talks about her Coast Guard uniform. The first time she wore her uniform out in public, the only thing she could think about was going to Ruby Tuesday and getting some chicken and french fries. The fabric was stiff and uncomfortable in the New England heat. She had to remember not to walk with her hands in her pockets, and to put on her hat when she went outside, and to take it off again if she had something to eat or drink. These were the rules, and she had to follow them, partly because she had been told to, but also because she worried that if she didn't, people would see through the uniform, and she would be exposed for what she really was. Everything she did in uniform seemed to matter more: the way she sat, the way she spoke, the microscopic drip of ketchup on her shirt.
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Effects of permethrin-treated uniforms on tick submissions to a military passive tick surveillance program
Permethrin-treated clothing is often recommended as a first line of defense against tick-borne diseases. In 2012, the permethrin factory-treated Army Combat Uniform was first made available to active duty Soldiers, Army National Guard, Army Reserve Enlisted Soldiers, and the Senior/Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps. Subsequently, Air Force and Marine Corps personnel were also offered permethrin factory-treated uniforms. Here, we use the passive surveillance data collected through the MilitaryTick Identification/Infection Confirmation Kit (MilTICK) program to determine the effectiveness of permethrin-treated uniforms at protecting Department of Defense personnel from exposure to tick-borne pathogens in the United States. We analyzed whether submissions by self-reported users of the permethrin-treated uniforms had smaller proportions of engorged ticks, certain cohorts of MilTICK users were better protected than others, and specific tick species were better repelled than others. We found that permethrin use resulted in significantly lower proportions of engorged ticks submitted across MilTICK users. Army and Army National Guard personnel reported more permethrin-treated uniform use than other services. For submissions from active duty personnel serving in uniform, the proportion of tick engorgement in the presence of permethrin increased over time, possibly indicating that permethrin-treated uniforms suffer from reduced performance over the life of the garment. We also found that while permethrin reduced all tick species' ability to feed until engorgement or repletion, blacklegged tick adult females were better able to resist permethrin's lethal effects than lone star tick and American dog tick adult females. Permethrin-treated clothing plays an important role in keeping military personnel safe from tick-borne diseases.
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Mourning Aaron Bushnell Outside The Israeli Embassy
People holding candles, signs and Palestinian flags shared their grief for the death of US. Air Force service member Aaron Bushnell outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC and at vigils around the country on Feb 26. Bushnell, 25, livestreamed his final message standing in front of the gates of that embassy in his Air Force uniform the previous day: \"My name is Aaron Bushnell. I am an active-duty member of the US Air Force and I will no longer be complicit in genocide. I am about to engage in an extreme act of protest. But compared to what people have been experiencing in Palestine at the hands of their colonizers, it's not extreme at all. This is what our ruling class has decided will be normal.\" Then he set himself on fire as he shouted \"Free Palestine\" six times to protest Israel's war on Gaza.
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Individual-level permethrin exposure biomarkers in U.S. army soldiers: comparison of two treatment formulations for military uniforms
BackgroundEvidence suggests that wearing permethrin-treated military uniforms is not associated with current adverse health conditions. However, exposure through this route results in permethrin biomarker concentrations considerably higher than those in the U.S. population. The U.S. Army is exploring different methods of uniform treatment that reduce exposure while maintaining effective protection from insect vector-borne diseases.ObjectiveTo compare permethrin exposure when wearing two types of permethrin-treated military uniforms.MethodsEight male soldiers participated in a 32-day crossover design study to compare permethrin exposure when wearing the current Army uniform (CurrU) and a uniform with a new applied fabric treatment (NewU). Each soldier wore the uniforms for designated 8 h/day time periods over 3 consecutive days separated by a ‘wash-out’ week of no exposure. Permethrin exposure was assessed from the urinary concentrations of 3-phenoxybenzoic acid (3-PBA) and of the sum of cis- and trans-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (∑DCCA). Estimated dose was determined based on ∑DCCA concentrations.ResultsPermethrin exposure biomarkers were 21% (3-PBA, p = 0.025) and 35% (∑DCCA, p < 0.001) lower when wearing the NewU compared to the CurrU; the dose was 33% lower (p = 0.05).SignificanceFindings suggest the new treatment reduces human permethrin exposure biomarkers resulting from wearing-treated military uniforms.
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An Assessment on the Efficiency of Clothing with UV Protection among the Spanish Navy School Students
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the Spanish Ministry of Science & Innovation under the I+D+i state program “Challenges Research Projects” (RTI2018-098900-B-I00) and the Regional Government of Castilla y León (INVESTUN/19/BU/004 and INVESTUN/22/BU/0001).
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Assembling Authenticity: The Afterlives of U.S. Army Uniforms in Thailand
In Thailand, U.S. military vintage clothing and insignia from the Vietnam War era are highly sought after by passionate collectors. This article explores how Thai collectors engage in a practice of 'assembling authenticity' through their pursuit and acquisition of these items. By examining collectors' intimate relationships with these material objects, this article reveals how personal memories and understandings of the war are shaped, often diverging from grand historical narratives. Furthermore, the competitive dynamics within the Thai collecting community, where Vietnam War materials become a form of capital that collectors leverage for commercial and social benefits, is investigated. The role of collectors' networks in negotiating and trading these items is also examined. By attending to these various dimensions of Thai collectors' engagement with U.S. military vintage fashion, this article explores the possibilities these sartorial materials hold for recreating and reshaping memories of the Cold War era within the Thai collecting arena. Through this exploration insights into the complex interplay between material culture, personal and collective memory, and the social worlds of collectors are offered.
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THE HUSSAR FIELD JACKET AND ITS INFLUENCE ON MILITARY DRESS
Knight examines the hussar field jacket and its influence on military dresses. The undress or field jacket and pelisse worn by British hussars in the 1820s are arguably amongst the most enigmatic items of British uniform on record. They were clearly described in the Dress Regulations of 1822 and 1826 but they were completely ignored in M. Barthorp's comprehensive study of cavalry uniforms, even though it encompassed undress uniforms and of the two old regimental histories that do mention them, one merely copied the description from Dress Regulations while the other paraphrased it.' The official description was also paraphrased by A. Kemp in his more recent work on uniforms of the 15th Hussars but he then produced a sketch that did not correspond to the description. Given the hussars' penchant for adding distinctive features to their dress, however, it was inevitable that the actual garments never fully corresponded to the regulation pattern. The regulation pattern was laid down in the 1822 and 1826 Dress Regulations in the following terms. The need to examine each of the four hussar regiments to reveal how far the Undress Jacket and Pelisse corresponded to official pattern is also cited.
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