U.S. Space Force trainees receive their initial issue of the new USSF Service Dress uniform during a fitting at clothing issue at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 19, 2025. (Daniel Cruz/U.S. Air Force)
A group of Space Force trainees was the first basic training class to receive the service’s new dress uniform and will wear it during a graduation ceremony next month at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Air Force Base.
The trainees were fitted for the uniforms last week at Lackland’s clothing issue in advance of the Dec. 18 ceremony, according to the 37th Training Wing, which oversees basic military training for the Space Force at the Texas Air Force base.
The uniforms feature a dark blue jacket that buttons diagonally from the Guardian’s right shoulder and a tie of the same color. It is matched with a collared shirt and a gray skirt or pants.
The Space Force, which has roughly 9,400 members, announced in September that sizing for the service’s first dress uniform would begin by the end of the year after the uniform spent about four years in development. Since Space Force’s establishment in 2019, its members have primarily worn the Air Force’s dress uniform.
U.S. Space Force trainees receive their initial issue of the new USSF Service Dress uniform during a fitting at clothing issue at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 19, 2025. (Daniel Cruz/U.S. Air Force)
U.S. Space Force trainees receive their initial issue of the new USSF Service Dress uniform during a fitting at clothing issue at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 19, 2025. (Daniel Cruz/U.S. Air Force)
U.S. Space Force trainees receive their initial issue of the new USSF Service Dress uniform during a fitting at clothing issue at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 19, 2025. (Daniel Cruz/U.S. Air Force)
U.S. Space Force trainees receive their initial issue of the new USSF Service Dress uniform during a fitting at clothing issue at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 19, 2025. (Daniel Cruz/U.S. Air Force)
“Our service dress uniform represents the unique identity of Guardians, blending heritage with a modern design that reflects our unity and mission,” Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman said in a statement. “From the start, Guardian feedback shaped its design and fit. I know the force will wear it with pride.”
Guardians are not yet required to order the uniform, and a mandatory wear-date is still pending, according to the service. Once the uniform is widely issued, Space Force officials will give members one year to order the uniform and prepare for its full implementation.
The first opportunity for pre-orders went to recruiters, training instructors, December graduates of the Reserve Officer Training Corps, Honor Guard members, White House social aides and senior leaders.
Online ordering should open to all in January with delivery expected in June, the service said.
