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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The yearslong shortage of the Marine Corps' woodland top and bottom uniform items has finally relented, according to the manufacturer and distributors of the Marine pattern, or MARPAT, uniform that ...
In early November, Marines stationed at Henderson Hall, Va., the Pentagon, Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., Fort George G. Meade, and Marine Corps Base Quantico will transition to their winter ...
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 ...
The NTSB's final report attributes the fatal West Virginia helicopter crash to inadequate inspection procedures by the operator, Marpat Aviation. The report cites a lack of FAA oversight of Marpat's ...
If you walk around any military base today, you will see the color "Coyote Brown." The dull yellow-brown shade can be seen on the uniforms of sailors, airmen, soldiers and Marines. Certain uniform ...