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 '''NWU''': Navy Working Uniform. The standard pixilated camouflage working uniform of the US Navy since 2009 (USA)
-'''OCP''': Operation Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern. DOD-approved MultiCam issued to personnel deployed to Afghanistan. (USA)
+'''OCP''': Operation Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern. Originally this was DOD-approved MultiCam issued to personnel deployed to Afghanistan. Later the term was retained for the Scorpion W2 pattern, which was an enhanced version of a design developed by Natick Labs and issued from 2015 to the present. This is now the standard camouflage pattern of the US Army. (USA)
 '''ODA''': Operational Detachment Alpha. The basic operational unit of the US Army Special Forces, consisting of 12 cross-trained personnel. Also called the A-Team.
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 '''''Tenue leópard''''': “leopard suit” – a colloquial term for the French Army’s “lizard” pattern camouflage scheme, introduced in the early 1950s and worn prolifically during the campaigns in Indochina and Algeria.
-'''UCP''': Universal Camouflage Pattern. The standard camouflage pattern of the US Army from 2005. (USA)
+'''UCP''': Universal Camouflage Pattern. The standard camouflage pattern of the US Army from 2005 until around 2015. (USA)
 '''UCP-D''': Universal Camouflage Pattern – Delta. An experimental variation of the standard UCP with coyote tan color incorporated. This was tested in Afghanistan 2008-9, but not adopted. (USA)

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 == Useful Acronyms, Abbreviations and Military Terms ==
 Copyright 2011 by Eric H. Larson
 '''ACU''': Army Combat Uniform. The current issue combat uniform of the US Army. (USA)

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 ACU: Army Combat Uniform. The current issue combat uniform of the US Army. (USA)
 ACUPAT: unofficial, alternative name for UCP (USA)
 AFSOC: Air Force Special Operations Command (USA)
 AMF: Australian Military Forces (Australia)
 AOR: Area of Responsibility
 ARSOC: Army Special Operations Command (USA)
 ARPAT: “Army Pattern.” Unofficial, alternative name for UCP (USA)
 ARVN: Army of the Republic of Vietnam. The South Vietnamese Army from the mid-1950s until 1975.
 Auscam: Australian Camouflage. Early nickname for the standard Australian camouflage pattern of the DPCU.
 Base color: usually the most prevalent color of a camouflage pattern, over which designs or shapes in other colors are printed.
 BDU: Battle Dress Uniform. The one-time standard woodland camouflage patterned combat uniform of US military forces. (USA)
 Beavertail: a wide, usually reinforced, strap of fabric hanging from the bottom rear of a field jacket or smock that can be pulled under the crotch and fastened to the front of the smock to protect billowing under windy conditions. This feature is most often associated with parachutist jackets. Also called the “ape tail” or “crutch flap.”
 BGS: Bundesgrenzschutz – Federal Border Guards (Germany)
 BW: Bundeswehr – Federal Army (Germany)
 CADPAT: Canadian Pattern. General term for the family of pixilated camouflage designs worn by Canadian Armed Forces. (Canada)
 CBRN: Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear
 COIN - Counter Insurgency
 CCU: Close Combat Uniform. An experimental precursor to the ACU tested by Stryker Brigades in Iraq. (USA)
 CF: Canadian Forces (formerly Canadian Armed Forces – CAF)
 CFN: Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais – Brazilian Marine Corps (Brazil)
 Chevron: a badge of rank worn on the sleeve of a military uniform by enlisted and non-commissioned officers.
 COE: Compaña Operaciones Especiales – Special Operations Company (Spain)
 COMANF: Comandos Anfibios – Navy Special Operations Force (Brazil)
 DCU: Desert Camouflage Uniform. The one-time standard tricolor camouflage patterned combat uniform of US military forces. (USA)
 DOD: Department of Defense (USA)
 DPCU: Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform. The standard camouflage uniform of Australian Military Forces (Australia)
 DPDU: Disruptive Pattern Desert Uniform. The standard desert camouflage uniform of Australian Military Forces (Australia)
 DPM: Disruptive Pattern Material (UK).
 DPNU: Disruptive Pattern Naval Uniform (Australia)
 EB: Exercito Brasileiro – Brazilian Army (Brazil)
 Epaulette: an ornamental shoulder piece, decoration or embroidered mark worn on a military jacket to denote badge of rank or as part of formal dress. The term is very frequently confused with shoulder strap.
 ERDL: referring to the US Army Engineer Research and Development Laboratory, the term is also used in reference to the "leaf" pattern camouflage, first used in Vietnam (USA)
 ESKS: Ein Strich, kein Strich (single stripe, no stripe). A nickname for the rain patterns used in some Warsaw Pact countries (East Germany)
 F1: French Army designation for the M1964 pattern combat uniform, characterized by vertical zip chest pockets on the jacket. This uniform style has been universally copied by French-speaking nations in Africa and elsewhere.
 F2: French Army designation for M1992 pattern combat uniform, characterized by having only chest pockets on the jacket. This uniform has also been copied by m any French-speaking nations in Africa.
 FAA - Fleet Air Arm (UK, Australia)
 FAB: Força Aerea Brasileira – Brazilian Air Force (Brazil)
 FAR - Force d'Action Rapide (France)
 Fallschirmjäger:  Paratroop units (Germany)