{"id":17827,"date":"2020-01-18T17:06:25","date_gmt":"2020-01-18T09:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/space-force-flies-through-twitter-flak-after-unveiling-camo-uniforms-in-earthy-tones\/"},"modified":"2020-01-18T17:06:25","modified_gmt":"2020-01-18T09:06:25","slug":"space-force-flies-through-twitter-flak-after-unveiling-camo-uniforms-in-earthy-tones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/space-force-flies-through-twitter-flak-after-unveiling-camo-uniforms-in-earthy-tones\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Force flies through Twitter flak after unveiling camo uniforms in earthy tones"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_543078\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-543078\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-543078\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/200118-spaceforce-630x418.jpeg\" alt=\"Space Force uniform\" width=\"630\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/200118-spaceforce-630x418.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/200118-spaceforce-1260x836.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/200118-spaceforce-768x510.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/200118-spaceforce-1536x1019.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/200118-spaceforce-2048x1359.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-543078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The U.S. Space Force puts its own nametape on what looks like a standard-issue woodland camouflage uniform. (U.S. Space Force Photo via Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The newly minted U.S. Space Force unveiled its uniform on Friday \u2014 and defended its fashion statement against Twitter criticism that the camouflage color scheme should have been more spacey.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Less than a month after the sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces came into existence, the Space Force showed off the utility uniform in a tweet, saying that the service\u2019s nametape and U.S. Space Command patch have \u201ctouched down at the Pentagon.\u201d The uniform will presumably be worn by thousands of Space Force personnel as they go about their duties, monitoring America\u2019s space assets from ground-based installations around the world.<\/li>\n<li>The uniform received rave reviews from other armed services. \u201cThat\u2019s out of this world!\u201d the U.S. Navy tweeted. But Twitter wags were quick to pick up on the fact that the woodland-toned look wasn\u2019t all <em>that<\/em> out of this world. \u201cWhy do we need camo in space?\u201d Voyager Space Holdings CEO Dylan Taylor asked. \u201cStar Wars\u201d star Mark Hamill tweeted, \u201cHan wore it better.\u201d (Do a Twitter search for \u201cSpace Force\u201d plus \u201ccamo\u201d for much, much more.)<\/li>\n<li>The folks behind the Space Force\u2019s Twitter account put up a strong defense. \u201cSpace Operators <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">are on the ground, on Earth working with joint partners like the <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@usairforce <\/span>and <span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@USArmy, <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Hence utilizing their uniform,\u201d<\/span> they explained<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">. They also pointed out that they\u2019re saving money by adapting existing uniforms rather than creating a new set of star-spangled duds. As for Hamill\u2019s \u201cStar Wars\u201d comparison, the Space Force seconded his hashtag: <span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#MayTheSpaceForceBeWithYou.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Space Force puts its own nametape on what looks like a standard-issue woodland camouflage uniform. (U.S. Space Force Photo via Twitter) The newly minted U.S. Space Force unveiled its uniform on Friday \u2014 and defended its fashion statement against Twitter criticism that the camouflage color scheme should have been more spacey. 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