ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː, ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. nˈeɪvi ɹᵻkwˈɛstᵻd ðə fˈɜːst mˈæsks ˈɔf ðə pɹədˈʌkʃən lˈaɪnz sˈɪns ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi mˈæsk wʌz nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚɹ ɪn pɹədˈʌkʃən ænd ðə nˈeɪvi hæd nˈʌn.
In 1983, the U.S. Navy requested the first masks off the production lines since the Army mask was no longer in production and the Navy had none.