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Are 6-color desert camouflage uniforms still used by the US military?
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∙ 17y ago
Yes,look into Special Forces.
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Why are some of the military vehicles and personel currently deployed in Iraq in forest camouflage instead of desert?
It costs a LOT of money to camouflage a military vehicle with paint. A HMMWV costs, IIRC, $14,000 to paint in camouflage. The paint itself is very expensive and the labor to do it is also expensive. And remember, a HMMWV isn't very big. If you were to camo paint something like a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck, it would probably cost you $50,000. So...no one does it. If you get a new vehicle, it's painted desert camo at the factory, but your old one is going to remain green. Don't worry, though...your old one will wear out real quick in the desert and you'll get a tan one anyway. If you think THAT's bad...I went to an air show at a small airport in North Carolina. There was an MV-22 Osprey there, so I started talking to the crew chief. The Marines had one Osprey camouflaged and paid a million dollars to do it. Now, as to uniforms: The current "Army Combat Uniform" or "Advanced Combat Uniform"--it has been called both--is designed for use in desert, woodland and arctic environments using the same pattern and colors for all three. Units are trained to operate in specific theaters. There are three basic camouflage schemes in use in the military, forest, desert and winter. Changing from one scheme to another takes time and effort. Soldiers and Marines are issued a set of uniforms at basic training, typically forest, since that is the area their training is conducted in. After that point they are responsible for their own uniforms, and receive a stipend to assist them. It takes time to acquire a new set when the scheme is changed.
What is camo color for men?
What types of camo i know is................ 1.Digital Camouflage 2.Woodland Camouflage 3.Desert Camouflage 3.Class a Navy's Blue&White Camo
How come urban camouflage is not issued to US troops?
Each military unit has an area of responsibility so they are issued the proper camoflage for that assignment, If their main responsibility is to go to a jungle climate in the event of war then they wear jungle camoflage as their everyday uniform even if their home base is in the desert. When and if they are redirected to a desert climate then they will be issued the appropriate uniform.
What uniforms were worn in Operation Desert Storm?
Traditionally US Army personnel have not been issued camoflage uniforms as general issue (general issue means issued to everybody). The first general issue of camoflage uniforms for the US Army was possibly the green camoflaged BDU's of the post Vietnam War 1980's (BDU-Battle Dress Uniform). Desert Storm saw the first general issue of "Desert Camoflaged Uniforms & boots" for the US Army. Those uniforms have changed at least twice again during the current Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-to present). During Desert Storm, the popular term for the Desert Camoflage used was "Chocolate Chip Cammies", which were much different than the DCU's (Desert Camoflage Uniform) of the early OIF/OEF campaigns. Currently all the services utilize their own combat uniform except the Navy, which maintains the DCU (For the time being).
What was the military codename for the attack on Iraq by the allies in 1991?
Desert Storm
How can you use camouflage?
Camouflage=Environment. Camouflage uniforms (jungle style for example) worn in a city (police swat teams for example) is NOT camouflage. White camo for snow, Brown camo for dirt areas (desert for example), etc.
What is the pantone number for desert tan camouflage?
Three Pantone numbers make up green military camouflage. They are Pantone 502 (Foliage Green), Pantone 500 (Desert Sand), and Pantone 501 (Urban Gray).
Is camouflage all the same?
No. Camouflage is not all the same. It is local. In World War 2, some solders in areas covered with snow wore all white uniforms, white skies, and used white guns. Those in jungle areas used molted dark and light green uniforms. Those in desert areas used sand colored helmets.
What can help an animal in the desert?
Camouflage
What trait can help an animal in the desert?
Camouflage
Which military leader was known as the Desert Fox?
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was the "desert fox" of the Africa Corps in Northern Africa for the Nazi Wehrmacht (Army). He was dubbed with that nickname because he was sly like a fox in his military strategy and used camouflage tactics like the real animal of the desert fox.
What color are the tanks of the us army?
They're either woodland camouflage, solid tan or desert camouflage.
Does any branch of the American military still wear BDUs or woodland cammies?
Depends on the branch of service and the location of the base. No BDU's in Iraq. All branches wear some type of BDU's depending on the circumstances. Desert camouflage, and Snow camouflage where appropiate or in training exercise. The Battle Dress Uniform and Desert Combat Uniforms are still not expired in the Air Force, and are still worn. They tend to be particularly popular, as the ABU (Airman's Battle Uniform) has not yet been manufactured in the square weave "temperate" pattern. Special operations units of the other branches may still wear the older M81 pattern uniforms as their mission requires it, though the new Multi-Cam uniforms are becoming the norm. Navy Construction Battalion (Seabees) personnel still wear what might be the M81 woodland pattern uniform, but actually looked like the older ERDL pattern uniforms to me.
Why don't Israeli soldiers wear camouflage?
Camouflage with differing shades of green does not work well when you are operating in a desert.
Why are some of the military vehicles and personel currently deployed in Iraq in forest camouflage instead of desert?
It costs a LOT of money to camouflage a military vehicle with paint. A HMMWV costs, IIRC, $14,000 to paint in camouflage. The paint itself is very expensive and the labor to do it is also expensive. And remember, a HMMWV isn't very big. If you were to camo paint something like a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck, it would probably cost you $50,000. So...no one does it. If you get a new vehicle, it's painted desert camo at the factory, but your old one is going to remain green. Don't worry, though...your old one will wear out real quick in the desert and you'll get a tan one anyway. If you think THAT's bad...I went to an air show at a small airport in North Carolina. There was an MV-22 Osprey there, so I started talking to the crew chief. The Marines had one Osprey camouflaged and paid a million dollars to do it. Now, as to uniforms: The current "Army Combat Uniform" or "Advanced Combat Uniform"--it has been called both--is designed for use in desert, woodland and arctic environments using the same pattern and colors for all three. Units are trained to operate in specific theaters. There are three basic camouflage schemes in use in the military, forest, desert and winter. Changing from one scheme to another takes time and effort. Soldiers and Marines are issued a set of uniforms at basic training, typically forest, since that is the area their training is conducted in. After that point they are responsible for their own uniforms, and receive a stipend to assist them. It takes time to acquire a new set when the scheme is changed.
What camouflage pattern is the best for hunting deer?
desert pattern(:
What are some adaptation for animals in the desert?
mimicry,camouflage,nocturnal
