Artifact Friday Female Dress Blue Uniform In 1950, Commandant of the Marine Corps General Clifton B. Cates ordered the creation of new modern uniforms for Women Marines serving on active duty. New female dress blue coat brings Marines closer to an identical, equal standard Usmc Dress Blue Tunic 35 Long USMC MALE OFFICER BLUE DRESS BLUE WHITE DRESS UNIFORM ("A" AND "B") Us Marine Blue Uniform Uniform Marine Blue Coat Blue Jacket Used Usmc Dress Blues For U.S. Marine Corps Women's Dress Blue Coat Works Intrepid Museum