The flame-resistant Army Combat Uniform and the improved physical fitness uniform can now be ordered by deployed troops through a Web-based program.
The Army Direct Ordering Program was initially limited to a select number of sites in Iraq which could order limited uniform-replacement items. Now the program has been expanded to support units in Iraq, Afghanistan, Qatar, Kuwait and Djibouti.
In April, the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia expanded the program to offer the flame-resistant ACUs and the improved physical fitness uniform. Soldiers can now order more than 50 replacement items under the program, ranging from boots to goggles.
In 2004, DSCP partnered with the Kentucky Logistics Operation Center to create a third-party logistics operation. The center is a subcontractor which runs a clothing distribution facility responsible for receiving, warehousing and delivering the goods.
“The ADO program has been an outstanding success and a valuable benefit to Soldiers deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, providing sustainment of clothing bag items and organizational clothing and individual equipment,” said Kenneth Gunn, program manager for the third-party logistics program.
