In the late 1970s, the large four-color pattern of black, brown, green and khaki ... It was authorized for wear by all branches of the military. U.S. military camouflage changes over the years ...

Red is a color of the ... purpose jungle camouflage that consisted of mid-brown and grass green organic shapes with black "branches" on a lime green background. This pattern has been widely ...

In a precursor to camouflage ... military branches today. The Gulf War and its desert theatre called for an entirely new pattern. Cue the three-color desert design with beige, earth brown waves ...

In 2002, the U.S. military had just two kinds of camouflage uniforms. One was green, for the woods. The other was brown ... in shades of green, gray and tan. Pattern No. 5. It was not as universal ...

Like other camouflage, the MARPAT pattern is ... comes in both a black, dark green and brown woodland variant, and a desert variant. There is also a simple white and grey smock and trousers ...

Those comments prompted some Marines to wonder if Battaglia was endorsing Congressional plans to move all branches of the military to a single camouflage pattern as a cost-cutting measure.

The UCP (Universal Camouflage Pattern) adopted by the army in Afghanistan proved a huge mistake, as its lack of brown hues made soldiers stand out starkly in the mostly desert backgrounds.