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Admin1: /* Colombian Camouflage Patterns */

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Colombian Camouflage Patterns

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-* Although photographic evidence of its use is scant, it would appear that the Special Mountain Warfare units of the Army, the  ''Unidades de Alta Montaña del Ejército,'' did at one point in the late 1980s or early 1990s wear a variation of the [[woodland]] camouflage design having a grey/black colorway with a white background for operations in partly snowy conditions.
+* Although photographic evidence of its use is scant, it would appear that the Special Mountain Warfare units of the Army, the  ''Unidades de Alta Montaña del Ejército,'' did at one point in the late 1980s or early 1990s wear a variation of the [[woodland]] camouflage design having a grey/black colorway with a white background for operations in partly snowy conditions. There is also evidence that the Army's ''Comandos Urbanos'' (see below) wore this pattern during the same period.
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 * The Army's ''Comando de Apoyo de Operaciones Urbanas'' (CAOUR), as well as the multi-service ''Agrupación de Fuerzas Especiales Antiterroristas Urbanas'' (AFEAU), commonly known as the ''Comandos Urbanos,'' have worn in a grey-dominant variation of the standard US m81 [[woodland]] camouflage design. This design features black, medium grey, and tan-grey shapes on a light grey background. It has been in use since the early part of the 2000s, and a version was possibly adopted earlier than this.
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 * Following in the footsteps of Canada and the United States, in 2006 Colombia adopted its own [[digital patterns|pixelated]] camouflage designs in both a woodland/temperate and a desert version. These are referred to colloquially as ''camflado pixelado'' and will gradually replace the old [[woodland]] camouflage design.

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-* Special Mountain Warfare units of the Army, the  ''Unidades de Alta Montaña del Ejército,'' did at one point in the 1990s wear a variation of the [[woodland]] camouflage design having a grey/black colorway with a white background.
+* Although photographic evidence of its use is scant, it would appear that the Special Mountain Warfare units of the Army, the  ''Unidades de Alta Montaña del Ejército,'' did at one point in the late 1980s or early 1990s wear a variation of the [[woodland]] camouflage design having a grey/black colorway with a white background for operations in partly snowy conditions.
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-* A special unit of the Army, the ''Comandos Urbanos'' (urban commandos), have deployed in a grey-dominant variation of the standard US m81 [[woodland]] camouflage design, seen below.
+* The Army's ''Comando de Apoyo de Operaciones Urbanas'' (CAOUR), as well as the multi-service ''Agrupación de Fuerzas Especiales Antiterroristas Urbanas'' (AFEAU), commonly known as the ''Comandos Urbanos,'' have worn in a grey-dominant variation of the standard US m81 [[woodland]] camouflage design. This design features black, medium grey, and tan-grey shapes on a light grey background. It has been in use since the early part of the 2000s, and a version was possibly adopted earlier than this.
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+[[File:colombia17.jpg|200px]]
 * Following in the footsteps of Canada and the United States, in 2006 Colombia adopted its own [[digital patterns|pixelated]] camouflage designs in both a woodland/temperate and a desert version. These are referred to colloquially as ''camflado pixelado'' and will gradually replace the old [[woodland]] camouflage design.

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	* In 2020 the Colombian Navy announced it would be adopting a new ''pixelado'' camouflage pattern for the Marine Infantry Command (CIMAR), gradually phasing out the pattern adopted in 2015. A report issued in 2018 indicated that the older design did not allow wearers to adequately blend into the natural jungle and tropical forest environments in which Marines typically operate. The new camouflage pattern incorporates a more effective color palette (black, brown, and shades of green), although it does retain some of the features of the old design including the "mesh-like" overprint.		* In 2020 the Colombian Navy announced it would be adopting a new ''pixelado'' camouflage pattern for the Marine Infantry Command (CIMAR), gradually phasing out the pattern adopted in 2015. A report issued in 2018 indicated that the older design did not allow wearers to adequately blend into the natural jungle and tropical forest environments in which Marines typically operate. The new camouflage pattern incorporates a more effective color palette (black, brown, and shades of green), although it does retain some of the features of the old design including the "mesh-like" overprint.

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 * In November 2021, the Colombian Army announced it would soon be adopting a new camouflage uniform system, replacing earlier ''pixelado'' designs with a fresh and unique scheme for both jungle and desert environments. The new camouflage pattern is the product of the ''Proyecto Camaleón Bicentenario'' (Bicentennial Chameleon Project) which began in late 2020. The project involved extensive research, reputedly analyzing as many as one million different color combinations to produce sixteen jungle camouflage prototypes, and two desert camouflage prototypes, from which the final designs were chosen. With the support and guidance of the ''Comando General de las Fuerzas Militares'' (General Command of Military Forces) and the ''Subdirección de Normas Técnicas del Ministerio de Defensa Nacional'' (Sub-directorate for Technical Standards of the Ministry of Defense), the interdisciplinary development team (consisting of both civilian and military members) utilized the skills of graphic and industrial designers, textile engineers, and biological field experts. Moving away from once-popular pixelated designs and inspired by the modular scales of certain amphibians and reptiles, the team chose to base its final design around the geometry of the hexagon. A silhouette of the map of Colombia is also embedded into the design of both the jungle and desert versions of the new ''No. 4 Camaleón Bicentenario'' uniform. Early test versions of the uniform were supplied to certain units of the Colombian Army in July of 2022, with full implementation for the rest of the Army beginning in December 2022.
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		+	* In November 2021, the Colombian Army announced it would soon be adopting a new camouflage uniform system, replacing earlier ''pixelado'' designs with a fresh and unique scheme for both jungle and desert environments. The new camouflage pattern is the product of the ''Proyecto Camaleón Bicentenario'' (Bicentennial Chameleon Project) which began in late 2020. The project involved extensive research, reputedly analyzing as many as one million different color combinations to produce sixteen jungle camouflage prototypes, and two desert camouflage prototypes, from which the final designs were chosen. With the support and guidance of the ''Comando General de las Fuerzas Militares'' (General Command of Military Forces) and the ''Subdirección de Normas Técnicas del Ministerio de Defensa Nacional'' (Sub-directorate for Technical Standards of the Ministry of Defense), the interdisciplinary development team (consisting of both civilian and military members) utilized the skills of graphic and industrial designers, textile engineers, and biological field experts. Moving away from once-popular pixelated designs and inspired by the modular scales of certain amphibians and reptiles, the team chose to base its final design around the geometry of the hexagon. A silhouette of the map of Colombia is also embedded into the design of both the jungle and desert versions of the new ''No. 4 Camaleón Bicentenario'' uniform. Early test versions of the uniform were supplied to certain units of the Colombian Army in July of 2022, with full implementation for the rest of the Army beginning in December 2022.
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-* In 2020 the Colombian Navy announced it would adopting a new ''pixelado'' camouflage pattern for the Marine Infantry Command (CIMAR), gradually phasing out the pattern adopted in 2015. A report issued in 2018 indicated that the older design did not allow wearers to adequately blend into the natural jungle and tropical forest environments in which Marines typically operate. The new camouflage pattern incorporates a more effective color palette (black, brown, and shades of green), although it does retain some of the features of the old design including the "mesh-like" overprint.
+* In 2020 the Colombian Navy announced it would be adopting a new ''pixelado'' camouflage pattern for the Marine Infantry Command (CIMAR), gradually phasing out the pattern adopted in 2015. A report issued in 2018 indicated that the older design did not allow wearers to adequately blend into the natural jungle and tropical forest environments in which Marines typically operate. The new camouflage pattern incorporates a more effective color palette (black, brown, and shades of green), although it does retain some of the features of the old design including the "mesh-like" overprint.
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-* Also introduced circa 2015 for the ''Infanteria de Marina de Colombia'' or Colombian Marines, is a pixelated design similar to that adopted by the Air Force. The Marine design incorporates shades of forest green, black, and khaki on a very light sand-colored background.
+* Also introduced circa 2015 for the ''Comando de Infanteria de Marina'' or Marine Infantry Command, is a pixelated design similar to that adopted by the Air Force. The Marine design incorporates shades of forest green, black, and khaki on a very light sand-colored background.
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 * More recently, INPEC personnel have been documented wearing a [[digital patterns|pixelated]] camouflage design with a blue colorway, as seen here. This design is worn concurrently with the brown pattern seen above, but may be replacing it ultimately.
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