ABU
Military abbreviation · Military Term
| Stands for | Airman Battle Uniform |
|---|---|
| Categories | Military |
ABU stands for Airman Battle Uniform, a military term abbreviation.
Air Force utility uniform with a digital tiger-stripe pattern, worn from 2007 until the Air Force completed its switch to the Operational Camouflage Pattern in 2021.
Example: He wore ABUs for his first ten years before the switch to OCPs.
Usage notes
The ABU was criticized as hot, heavy and poorly suited for deployments, so airmen in Afghanistan were issued different uniforms. Its replacement by OCP allowed airmen and soldiers to wear the same pattern.
Related abbreviations
More military term abbreviations
- AAFES – Army and Air Force Exchange Service
- AAR – After action review
- ACFT – Army Combat Fitness Test
- ACU – Army Combat Uniform
- AD – Active duty
- AFQT – Armed Forces Qualification Test
- AFSC – Air Force Specialty Code
- AFT – Army Fitness Test
- AGR – Active Guard Reserve
- AIT – Advanced Individual Training
- AO – Area of operations
- AOR – Area of responsibility