Each branch of the United States Armed Forces has its own uniforms and regulations regarding them.
Uniforms of the U.S. Army Uniforms of the U.S. Marine Corps Uniforms of the U.S. Navy Uniforms of the U.S. Air Force Uniforms of the U.S. Space Force Uniforms of the U.S. Coast Guard
Combat uniforms overview
United States Military dress uniforms overview
Current camouflage patterns List of current camouflage patterns and uniformsBranchCamouflage patternImageNotesIn use sinceU.S. ArmyOperational Camouflage Pattern, used for the Army Combat Uniform (ACU) The Operational Camouflage Pattern was first issued to deployed soldiers in 2015. OCP uniform uses black thread for rank and tapes. In October 2019 the U.S. Army fully switched to Operational Camouflage Pattern (which is very similar to MultiCam) as the main camouflage for its units.OCP: 2015U.S. Marine CorpsMARPAT 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. It was first available in January 2002 and was mandatory by late 2004.2002U.S. NavyNavy Working Uniform (NWU) There are two variants of the camouflage. Type II desert variant authorized only for Naval Special Warfare units in desert environments; Type III woodland variant, initially authorized only for specific land based units but subsequently announced as the standard ashore working uniform for all navy sailors from October 2019 onward. Type II and III are similar in hue to MARPAT, with the former lacking the brown hues of MARPAT.2009U.S. Air ForceOperational Camouflage Pattern, used for the OCP uniform Air Force replaced prior Airman Battle Uniform in 2018. Air Force OCP uniform uses spice brown thread for rank and tapes.2018U.S. Space ForceOperational Camouflage Pattern, used for the OCP uniform (OCP) OCP uniform uses space blue thread for rank and tapes.2019
See also
Military badges of the United States Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces I. Spiewak & Sons, manufacturers of apparel for U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force during World War I, World War II, and Korean War
State defense force#Uniforms Physical training uniform
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