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|[[MARPAT]] pattern, used for the [[Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform]] (MCCUU) in two variants, woodland and desert.
|[[MARPAT]] pattern, used for the [[Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform]] (MCCUU) in two variants, woodland and desert.
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|The [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]]'s MARPAT pattern was the first digitalized (pixelated) pattern in the U.S. military, unveiled in mid-2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20020606130101/http://www.pstripes.com/01/feb01/ed022401e.html |title=Marines' followed Canadians' example in use of digitally-designed 'cammies'|last=Jontz|first=Sandra|work=Stars and Stripes|date=February 24, 2001 |accessdate=June 6, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20010625105145/http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/camouflage010620.html|work=ABC News|publisher=ABC News Internet Ventures|last=Starr|first=Barbara|date=June 20, 2001|accessdate=June 25, 2001|title=From Cammies to Pixies?: Marines Dump Old Wrinkled Duds for Permanent Press and Pixel Patterns}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20010725223449/http://ww2.pstripes.osd.mil/01/jul01/ed070301c.html|last=Oliva|first=Mark|author2=Childs, Jan Wesner |title=Officials went to the source to ensure new Marine uniform pleased troops|work=Stars and Stripes|date=July 3, 2001|accessdate=July 25, 2001}}</ref> It was first available in January 2002 and was mandatory by late 2004.<ref name=January2002>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20080409112601/http://www.marines.mil/news/publications/Documents/NAVMC%202932.pdf|author=United States Marine Corps|work=United States Department of the Navy|publisher=United States Department of Defense|title=U.S. Marines Combat Utility Uniforms 2003|quote=The woodland pattern combat utility uniform was first made available to selected commands on 17 January 2002.|accessdate=April 9, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ww2.dcmilitary.com/dcmilitary_archives/stories/011702/13087-1.shtml|title=New uniform debuts today|location=Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia|date=January 17, 2002|work=Around the Fleet|accessdate=September 19, 2013}}</ref>
|The [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]]'s MARPAT pattern was the first digitalized (pixelated) pattern in the U.S. military, unveiled in mid-2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pstripes.com/01/feb01/ed022401e.html |title=Marines' followed Canadians' example in use of digitally-designed 'cammies' |last=Jontz |first=Sandra |work=Stars and Stripes |date=February 24, 2001 |accessdate=June 6, 2002 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020606130101/http://www.pstripes.com/01/feb01/ed022401e.html |archivedate=June 6, 2002 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/camouflage010620.html |work=ABC News |publisher=ABC News Internet Ventures |last=Starr |first=Barbara |date=June 20, 2001 |accessdate=June 25, 2001 |title=From Cammies to Pixies?: Marines Dump Old Wrinkled Duds for Permanent Press and Pixel Patterns |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010625105145/http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/camouflage010620.html |archivedate=June 25, 2001 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ww2.pstripes.osd.mil/01/jul01/ed070301c.html |last=Oliva |first=Mark |author2=Childs, Jan Wesner |title=Officials went to the source to ensure new Marine uniform pleased troops |work=Stars and Stripes |date=July 3, 2001 |accessdate=July 25, 2001 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010725223449/http://ww2.pstripes.osd.mil/01/jul01/ed070301c.html |archivedate=July 25, 2001 }}</ref> It was first available in January 2002 and was mandatory by late 2004.<ref name=January2002>{{cite web|url=http://www.marines.mil/news/publications/Documents/NAVMC%202932.pdf |author=United States Marine Corps |work=United States Department of the Navy |publisher=United States Department of Defense |title=U.S. Marines Combat Utility Uniforms 2003 |quote=The woodland pattern combat utility uniform was first made available to selected commands on 17 January 2002. |accessdate=April 9, 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409112601/http://www.marines.mil/news/publications/Documents/NAVMC%202932.pdf |archivedate=April 9, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ww2.dcmilitary.com/dcmilitary_archives/stories/011702/13087-1.shtml|title=New uniform debuts today|location=Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia|date=January 17, 2002|work=Around the Fleet|accessdate=September 19, 2013}}</ref>
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A U.S. Armed Forces Joint Ceremony at the D.C. National Guard Armory in April 2008

Each branch of the United States Armed Forces has their own uniforms and regulations regarding them.

Combat uniforms overview

See also: List of camouflage patterns § North America
  • Army - ACU currently, two patterns are in use - UCP and MultiCam
    Army - ACU
    currently, two patterns are in use - UCP and MultiCam
  • Marine Corps - MCCUU (woodland and desert variants)
    Marine Corps - MCCUU
    (woodland and desert variants)
  • Navy - NWU
    Navy - NWU
  • Air Force - ABU
    Air Force - ABU
  • Coast Guard - ODU
    Coast Guard - ODU
  • Coast Guard - CGCUU (used in oversea deployment or combat operations)
    Coast Guard - CGCUU (used in oversea deployment or combat operations)
  • Other - MultiCam, used by U.S. Army and ground U.S. Air Force units deployed in Afghanistan, and Special Operations Forces.
    Other - MultiCam, used by U.S. Army and ground U.S. Air Force units deployed in Afghanistan, and Special Operations Forces.

Service dress uniforms overview

  • Army
    Army
  • Marine Corps - MCSU
    Marine Corps - MCSU
  • Navy
    Navy
  • Air Force - ASDU
    Air Force - ASDU
  • Coast Guard - CGSDU
    Coast Guard - CGSDU

Current camouflage patterns

List of current camouflage patterns and uniforms
Branch Camouflage pattern Image Notes In use since

U.S. Army 		Universal Camouflage Pattern, used for the Army Combat Uniform (ACU).

Units deployed in Afghanistan use MultiCam instead, known as OCP pattern.
and
 On June 16, 2009, the United States House of Representatives passed a bill requiring the Army to buy new, different uniforms for the War in Afghanistan, with camouflage pattern that would better suit the Afghan environment.[1] As of 2010, U.S. Army units deployed in Afghanistan are being issued uniforms with MultiCam pattern. 2005

U.S. Marine Corps 		MARPAT pattern, used for the Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform (MCCUU) in two variants, woodland and desert. The USMC's MARPAT pattern was the first digitalized (pixelated) pattern in the U.S. military, unveiled in mid-2001.[2][3][4] It was first available in January 2002 and was mandatory by late 2004.[5][6] 2002

U.S. Navy 		Navy Working Uniform (NWU). There are three variants of the camouflage. Standard blue-grey for shipboard use, and then digital woodland and digital desert variants, previously known as AOR I and AOR II, similar to MARPAT and CADPAT. The NWU itself was unveiled in October 2004. 2009

U.S. Air Force 		Digitalized tigerstripe, used for the Airman Battle Uniform (ABU).

Air Force ground-based units, security units, and special operations units, that are deployed in Afghanistan, use MultiCam instead, known as OCP pattern.
and
 Fielding of MultiCam began in September 2010. 2007

References

  1. ^ Maze, Rick (June 15, 2009). "Troops in Afghanistan would get new uniforms". Army Times. Gannett Government Media. Retrieved November 26, 2013. Congress is about to order new combat uniforms for troops in Afghanistan after hearing complaints that camouflage that was fine in Iraq doesn't work so well in a mountainous and often muddy environment.
  2. ^ Jontz, Sandra (February 24, 2001). "Marines' followed Canadians' example in use of digitally-designed 'cammies'". Stars and Stripes. Archived from the original on June 6, 2002. Retrieved June 6, 2002. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Starr, Barbara (June 20, 2001). "From Cammies to Pixies?: Marines Dump Old Wrinkled Duds for Permanent Press and Pixel Patterns". ABC News. ABC News Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on June 25, 2001. Retrieved June 25, 2001. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Oliva, Mark; Childs, Jan Wesner (July 3, 2001). "Officials went to the source to ensure new Marine uniform pleased troops". Stars and Stripes. Archived from the original on July 25, 2001. Retrieved July 25, 2001. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ United States Marine Corps. "U.S. Marines Combat Utility Uniforms 2003" (PDF). United States Department of the Navy. United States Department of Defense. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2008. The woodland pattern combat utility uniform was first made available to selected commands on 17 January 2002. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "New uniform debuts today". Around the Fleet. Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. January 17, 2002. Retrieved September 19, 2013.


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