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US Navy fatigues worn by Adm. Michelle Howard as rear admiral (lower half)

2009

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

These US Navy fatigues were worn by Admiral Michelle Howard as rear admiral (lower half) while serving as the coordinator of the mission to rescue Captain Richard Phillips, who was captured by Somali pirates after they attacked the merchant ship Maersk Alabama in 2009. The fatigues include a camouflage cap (.1), a camouflage flak jacket (.2), a pair of camouflage pants (.3), an olive brown t-shirt (.4), an olive brown thermal undershirt (.5), and a pair of tan combat boots (.6ab).

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Catalog reference: 2014.146.2

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