1、 AMSC N/A 1 of 6 FSC 8455 INCH-POUND MIL-I-12718F AMENDMENT 4 13 November 2003 SUPERSEDING MIL-I-12718F INT. AMENDMENT 3 (IH) 17 July 1992 DETAIL SPECIFICATION INSIGNIA, DISTINGUISHING, ARMY AND AIR FORCE, WOVEN This specification is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department
2、 of Defense. The replacement or addition pages listed below are attached at the end of this document. When the new pages have been entered into the document, insert this amendment as the cover sheet to the specification: Pages 4 and 4A Page 5A Pages 13 through 16 PAGE 1 Title: Change to “INSIGNIA, D
3、ISTINGUISHING, ARMY, AIR FORCE, MARINE CORPS, AND NAVY, WOVEN AND EMBROIDERED“ 1.2 Delete the following: Line 6: Size 1 - Large Line 7: Size 2 - Small Line 9: Size 1 - Large Line 10: Size 1 - Small Line 12: Size 2 - Large Line 13: Size 2 - Small Change the following: From “Type I - US Army“ to “Type
4、 I - US Army Woodland Subdued“ From “Type IA - US Army Desert Uniform“ to “Type IA - U S Army Desert Subdued“ From “Type IIA - US Air Force - Subdued“ to “Type II - US Air Force Woodland Subdued“ From “Type IIB - US Air Force - Desert Uniform“ to “Type IIB - US Air Force Desert Subdued“ Provided by
5、IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-I-12718F AMENDMENT 4 Add the following: “Type III - US Marine Corps Woodland Camouflage MARPAT Type IIIA - US Marine Corps Desert Camouflage MARPAT Type IV - US Navy Woodland Subdued Type IVA - US Navy Desert S
6、ubdued“ PAGE 2 2.1.1 Under “SPECIFICATIONS,“ add the following: “MILITARY A-A-50199 THREAD, POLYESTER CORE, COTTON- OR POLYESTER- COVERED“ 2.1.2 Delete the following TIOH Drawings: A-1-322 US Air Force Distinguishing Insignia, Large A-1-678 US Air Force Distinguishing Insignia, Small Add the followi
7、ng TIOH Drawings: A-1-790 US Air Force Distinguishing Insignia A-1-792 US Marines Distinguishing Insignia A-1-797 US Navy Distinguishing Insignia Add the following after the list of drawings: “US MARINE CORPS DOCUMENT MCCUU - UNIFORM, COMBAT/UTILITY, CAMOUFLAGE PATTERN, MARINE CORPS“ Change the last
8、 paragraph (in parentheses) to: “Copies of the drawings and document listed above should be obtained from the procuring activity or as directed by the contracting officer.) PAGE 3 2.2 Delete in its entirety and substitute: “2.2 Non-government publications. The following document(s) form a part of th
9、is document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issue of the documents are those cited in the solicitation or contract. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STANDARD SHADES FOR HERALDIC YARNS FOR EMBROIDERY AND RIBBONS, 1993 EDITION 2 of 6 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or
10、 networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-I-12718F AMENDMENT 4 (Application for copies should be addressed to Ira Green, Inc., 177 Georgia Avenue, Providence, RI 02905, telephone 800-663-7487.)“ ASTM - D3951 - PACKAGING, COMMERICAL (This standard is available from ASTM International, 10
11、0 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959.) 3.3.1 Delete in its entirety and substitute: “3.3.1 Woven ribbon for Types I, IA, II, IIA, IV, and IVA insignia.3.3.1.1 Delete in its entirety and substitute: “3.3.1.1 Yarn. All yarns for the woven ribbons, both warp and filling,
12、 shall be heat-set. Yarn shall be a multi-filament semi-dull polyester (polyethylene glycol terephthalate). The denier of the yarn shall be determined as it is received from the yarn producer and prior to adding twist, heat-set, and finish. The yarn for the warp, including ground letters and selvage
13、, shall be 150 denier; the yarn for the filling shall be 70 denier.“ PAGE 4 Delete page 4 in its entirety. Substitute replacement page 4. PAGE 5 3.4.1 Change “Table II“ to “Table I.“ TABLE I. Physical requirements. TYPES FRONT SIDE GROUND REVERSE SIDE ENDS FOR LETTERS PICKS PER INCHI, IA, II, IIA, I
14、V, see 2.2) under natural (North Sky) daylight or artificial daylight having a color temperature of 7500 500 Kelvin. The color shall also be a good approximation to the standard shade under incandescent lamplight at 2800 100 Kelvin. 3.3.2 Embroidered insignia. As an optional method of manufacture, l
15、etters may be embroidered on tape or base fabric. 3.3.2.1 Types I, IA, II, IIA, IV, and IVA. Figures 1, 2, and 4 provide information for embroidery on tape. 3.3.2.2. Types III and IIIA. Figure 3 provides information for embroidery on base fabric. 3.3.2.2.1 Base fabric. The base fabric for the insign
16、ia shall be a mid-weight nylon/cotton twill cloth conforming as follows to MCCUU (see 2.1.2): TYPE INSIGNIA TYPE FABRIC FROM MCCUUIII Type I, Class 4 IIIA Type II, Class 3 3.3.2.2.2 Embroidery thread. a. The needle thread shall be either a cotton wrap, polycore, Type I, Ticket 50, 2-ply, conforming
17、to A-A-50199 or a 100% polyester filament equal to Madeira USA Ltd.s (see 6.5) polyneon no. 40. The bobbin thread shall be either a cotton wrap, polycore Type I, Ticket 50, 2-ply conforming to A-A-50199 or a 100% nylon Type I, Class A, 210 denier (70, 3-ply) conforming to V-T-295. b. For Type III in
18、signia, the color of the needle thread shall conform to Black Cable No. 67138 (see the DOD Standard Shades For Heraldic Yarns For Embroidery and Ribbons, 1993 Edition referenced in 2.2) if cotton wrap polycore thread is used or shall be equal to Madeira Black color No. 1800 if Madeira USAs polyneon
19、no. 40 thread is used. For Type IIIA insignia, the color of the needle thread shall conform to Brown Cable No. 67136 if cotton wrap polycore thread is used or shall be equal to Madeira Brown color No. 1957 if Madeira USAs polyneon no. 40 threadProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networki
20、ng permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-I-12718F AMENDMENT 4 is used. The color of the bobbin thread shall match the needle thread if cotton wrap polycore is used for the bobbin thread. If nylon bobbin thread is used, the color shall be black. 3.4 Construction of Types I, IA, II, IIA, IV, and
21、IVA. These insignia shall be fabricated in accordance with the details and dimensions shown on Figures 1, 2, and 4, as applicable. This, with page 4 of Amendment 4, supersedes page 4 of MIL-I-12718F 4A of 16 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IH
22、S-,-,-MIL-I-12718F AMENDMENT 4 3.5 Construction of Types III and IIIA. These insignia shall be fabricated in accordance with the details and dimensions shown on Figure 3. 3.5.1 Base fabric tape. The length of cloth for the tapes shall be cut in the filling direction, i.e., from selvage to selvage. T
23、he cut width of the tape shall be 2 inches 1/8 inch. Top and bottom edges of the tape cloth shall be folded under 1/2 inch toward the center back. A 1 inch wide strip of washable fusible interlining shall be centered and fused to the underside of the cut tape. The finished width of the tape prior to
24、 embroidery shall be 1 inch + 1/16 inch - 0.) 3.5.2 Embroidery. The distinguishing service identifier, “U.S. MARINES,“ shall be embroidered using 3/4 inch + 1/64 inch - 0 high military block letters in Meistergram font style #8 with modifications to thicken the cross bars on the letters. All letteri
25、ng shall be in upper case only, and there shall be a space before “MARINES.“ The minimum stitch density shall be constant 88 + 5%. 3.5.3 Cutting. Insignia shall be completely cut at right angles to the required length. Insert this page after page 5 and before page 6 of MIL-I-12718F. 5A of 16 Provide
26、d by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-I-12718F AMENDMENT 4 Supersedes p. 13 of MIL-I-12718F 13 of 16 Figure 1. U.S. Army Distinguishing Insignia Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
27、MIL-I-12718F AMENDMENT 4 Supersedes p. 14 of MIL-I-12718F 14 of 16 Figure 2. U.S. Air Force Distinguishing Insignia Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-I-12718F AMENDMENT 4 Supersedes p. 15 of MIL-I-12718F 15 of 16 Figure 3. U.S. Mari
28、nes Distinguishing InsigniaProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-I-12718F AMENDMENT 4 Becomes p. 16 of MIL-I-12718F 16 of 16 Figure 4. U.S. Navy Distinguishing Insignia Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
