A Department of the Air Force spokesman said the Space Force is also working on its official disaster dress design about a fortnight after the best Guardian was spotted at a Los Angeles, California, event wearing a special black chaos dress uniform.
On June 7, Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. The 50th Quarterly, an event organized by the Los Angeles chapter of the Air & Space Forces Association, was attended by Chance Saltzman. Some other Space Force stars also attended, including Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, mind of Space Systems Command, and 15 other Guardians, Airmen, and human Space Force personnel who were recognized for their efforts to Space Systems Command.
While the majority of the uniformed Guardians wore blue mess dress coats that resembled the current Air Force mess dress, Saltzman opted for an all-black coat and trouser set that some social media users thought was the service’s new signature mess dress. The Space Force wants its top Guardian to stand out, said Sarah Fiocco, a spokesperson for the Department of the Air Force. That uniform is still being developed.
According to Fiocco, “Part of establishing a meaningful culture within the Space Force requires shaping our own identity as a service we can be proud of and build upon over the years.”
“In the lead up to our fifth anniversary, developing a new USSF mess dress uniform is yet another illustration of how we are moving forward with that identity,” she continued. While the designs are still unfinished, it is crucial for the service chief to stand out from the competition when presenting the Space Force in public appearances.
Saltzman was not the only one sporting a distinctive outfit. Garrant and Chief Master Sergeant Jacqueline Sauvé, the senior enlisted leader for Space Systems Command, were standing to the left in the same photo, both wearing what appeared to be a darker shade of cummerbund, lapels, and tie than the customary Air Force mess dress uniform. According to Fiocco, those outfits are one of several potential mess dress variations being tested by senior Space Force leaders and selected wear testers.
The Space Force mess dress is still in the early stages of the design process, she explained. After a design is chosen, the service will need to collect Guardian feedback, conduct fit and wear testing, and complete other development and production processes.
According to Fiocco, “We understand that there is a lot of Guardian interest in creating distinct, professional, and comfortable uniforms they can proudly wear that represent the new service’s identity and culture.”
When it launched in 2021, The Space Force made a stir. The uniform, which had a dark blue coat, an upturned collar, and a diagonal row of six buttons, resembled some science fiction uniforms, was what Space Force uniform designers claimed it was meant to be.
Service members wear mess dress at formal “black- tie” events, and service dress at less formal events. More than 100 Guardians tried on the prototype service dress uniform around the world in September, according to the Space Force. The Space Force anticipates that Guardians will wear the uniform everywhere in 2025.
In the meantime, Guardians can still enjoy their unique physical training gear, which on March 8 became the Space Force’s first ever. The PT gear includes black shorts, a dark gray T- shirt, black sweatpants, and a black windbreaker, with a patterned “USSF” on the sleeves of the shirt and jacket, “Space Force” on the back of the shirt, and the Space Force’s Delta logo on the left side of each item.