The Army claimed Tuesday that it's not looking to swipe the Marines' combat uniform, after a top official said in an interview that the branch might just use the same design over the Corps' objections ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: MARPAT serves two purposes. First, to camouflage the user. For comparison, the MARPAT pattern has a lower infrared signature than standard Navy-pattern camouflage. The ...

First to fight. A mantra that defines the Marine Corps in everything it does, including its gear. For over 20 years, the Marines have proudly donned the digital MARPAT camouflage uniform. The ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Like other camouflage, the MARPAT pattern is designed to blend the wearer with his or her surroundings to make them less visible to the naked eye. MARPAT camouflage ...

It may be time to admit that camouflage isn't nearly as effective as it is claimed to be. Since the start of the 21st century, the United States military has undergone several iterations to find ...

Army leaders will have to include the Marine Corps' camouflage patterns in the new camouflage strategy the service plans to unveil in April. Army uniform officials will outline the new strategy after ...

Marine unit leaders can now let their troops wear desert-pattern camouflage uniforms instead of the woodland-pattern one. The announcement came on Thursday, Sept. 28, courtesy of an Instagram video ...

The U.S. Army and Marines are locked in a fierce feud after Marine bosses objected to its counterpart copying the design of its uniform. The Army is currently selecting a new range of uniforms and is ...

When the Marine Corps selected a digital pattern for its combat uniform in 2002, the U.S. military as a whole seemed to fracture, with each branch wandering aimlessly in a bizarre search for sartorial ...

U.S. troops first widespread use of camouflage began in 1942%2C according to Camopedia The first patterns were developed for use during World War I What used to be 2 styles of U.S. camo have turned ...

Military combat uniforms have two purposes: to camouflage soldiers, and to hold together in rugged conditions. It stands to reason that there's only one "best" pattern, and one best stitching and ...

One piece of military surplus gear that has flooded the market in recent years is the United States Marine Corps MARPAT Field Tarp. From what I've read, it replaced the standard issue poncho for ...