Space Force trainees first to don new dress uniform in graduation

A group of U.S. Space Force trainees is the first basic military training class to sport the service’s new dress uniform and will wear it during their graduation ceremony next month.

In photos released by the 37th Training Wing on Wednesday, trainees can be seen trying on their new uniform during a Nov. 19 fitting at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. They will wear the uniform for the first time at their graduation ceremony Dec. 18.

The service’s new dress uniform comes after four years of development with early prototypes, service members’ feedback and testing periods.

The new dress uniform includes a dark blue jacket with diagonal silver buttons up to the service member’s right shoulder to go with a matching-colored tie, gray pants and a colored shirt.

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