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		+	== Acknowledgements ==
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		+	I wish to express my sincere gratitude to Mr. Ulysses Mayoral for his generous assistance in providing considerable background material for this page.

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-* A variation of the TE-3 campaign uniform is also scheduled to be released for issue to the Air Force, having a blue colorway. The Air Force camouflage is also distinctive by having a miniature logo embedded into the design at sparse intervals.
+* A variation of the TE-3 campaign uniform has also been adopted for issue to the Air Force, having a blue colorway. The Air Force version is also distinctive by having a miniature logo embedded into the design at sparse intervals. (Note: the coloration of the pattern is actually more blue than it appears in the first photograph, but there are not two variations. They just appear different due to lighting conditions)
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-* The Third Generation Transitional Stereographic campaign uniform (TE-3) appeared for the first time in public in September 2021, being fielded by personnel of the ''Cuerpo de Fuerzas Especiales'' (Special Forces Corps). The origins of this pattern can be traced back to 2012, when several designs under consideration for use by the armed forces were exhibited briefly by the DGFAVE, although never adopted. Among other considerations at that time were color variations for desert and urban environments, as well as a blue-dominant version presumably for the Air Force. A spokesman for the Sedena manufacturing plant is quoted as saying the new camouflage design has a medium standard colorimetry design, intended to perform well in jungle, desert, semi-jungle, and mountain areas. Moving away from the traditional square pixelated designs, this new pattern incorporates organic shapes more like those found in natural features. The design is also reputedly more difficult to clone or copy due to the overlapping colors. Under development for more than two and a half years, the TE-3 uniform began to see widespread issue to specialized units in 2022, and will eventually replace both the jungle and desert patterns adopted by the Army in 2008.
+* The Third Generation Transitional Stereographic campaign uniform (TE-3) appeared for the first time in public in September 2021, being initially fielded by personnel of the ''Cuerpo de Fuerzas Especiales'' (Special Forces Corps). The origins of this pattern can be traced back to 2012, when several designs under consideration for use by the armed forces were exhibited briefly by the DGFAVE, although not adopted at that time. Among other considerations were color variations for desert and urban environments, as well as a blue-dominant version presumably for the Air Force. A spokesman for the Sedena manufacturing plant is quoted as saying the new camouflage design has a medium standard colorimetry design, intended to perform well in jungle, desert, semi-jungle, and mountain areas. Moving away from the traditional square pixelated designs, this new pattern incorporates organic shapes more like those found in natural features. The design is also reputedly more difficult to clone or copy due to the overlapping colors. Under development for more than two and a half years, the TE-3 uniform began to see widespread issue to specialized units in 2022, and is scheduled replace both the jungle and desert patterns adopted by the Army by 2008.
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-* A variation of the TE-3 campaign uniform is also scheduled to be released for issue to the Air Force, having a blue colorway.
+* A variation of the TE-3 campaign uniform is also scheduled to be released for issue to the Air Force, having a blue colorway. The Air Force camouflage is also distinctive by having a miniature logo embedded into the design at sparse intervals.
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 * In 2013, it was first announced that the Mexican Air Force ''(Fuerza Aerea Mexicana)'' would adopt its own pixelated camouflage uniform, with a blue colorway.
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-* ''La Agencia de Investigación Criminal'' or Criminal Investigation Agency has a special operations group ''(GEO/Grupo Operaciones Especiales)'' that fields an urban-type camouflage pattern consisting of black with shades of dark and medium grey.
+* * The ''Agencia de Investigación Criminal'' (AIC) or Criminal Investigation Agency, formerly of the Attorney General's Office of Mexico, is a major federal law enforcement body and includes the Federal Ministerial Police ''(Policía Federal Ministerial)'' as well as specialized tactical units known as GEO ''(Grupos Especial de Operaciones)'' or special operations groups. Since the early 2010s, these GEO units have worn a unique camouflage pattern with a grey-dominant "urban" color palette alongside the traditional black operational uniforms. The design consists primarily of various shades of grey (plus black) and incorporates a miniature logo of the agency into the design.
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-* The ''Agencia de Investigación Criminal'' (AIC) or Criminal Investigation Agency, formerly of the Attorney General's Office of Mexico, is a major federal law enforcement body and includes the Federal Ministerial Police ''(Policía Federal Ministerial)'' as well as specialized tactical units known as GEO ''(Grupos Especial de Operaciones)'' or special operations groups. Since the early 2010s, these GEO units have worn a unique camouflage pattern with a grey-dominant "urban" color palette alongside the traditional black operational uniforms.
+* The ''Agencia de Investigación Criminal'' (AIC) or Criminal Investigation Agency, formerly of the Attorney General's Office of Mexico, is a major federal law enforcement body and includes the Federal Ministerial Police ''(Policía Federal Ministerial)'' as well as specialized tactical units known as GEO ''(Grupos Especial de Operaciones)'' or special operations groups. Since the early 2010s, these GEO units have worn a unique camouflage pattern with a grey-dominant "urban" color palette alongside the traditional black operational uniforms. The design consists primarily of various shades of grey (plus black) and incorporates a miniature logo of the agency into the design.
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		+	* Between 1996 and 1999 Mexican Naval Infantry Corps adopted a distinctive variation of [[woodland]] camouflage in the 1990s, differing primarily in its coloration from those issued to the rest of the armed forces. Known colloquially as ''camuflaje coreano'' (Korean camouflage), presumably from its resemblance to certain woodland patterns worn by the South Korean government, the design consists of black, very dark brown, and bluish-green shapes on a khaki background. It is worth noting that, at a distance, the black and brown shapes blend together, giving the impression the design consists of only three colors.
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	* Later production Mexican woodland camouflage textiles (from 2005 onwards) were produced entirely in-country, and tended to have a darker, more muted overall appearance. Although, again, there are some notable color palette differences observed, mostly likely sourced from different textile factories, or military contracts. Mexican camouflage fabric of this era has a somewhat heavier "feel" than its American-made counterpart, perhaps owing to higher cotton content.		* Later production Mexican woodland camouflage textiles (from 2005 onwards) were produced entirely in-country, and tended to have a darker, more muted overall appearance. Although, again, there are some notable color palette differences observed, mostly likely sourced from different textile factories, or military contracts. Mexican camouflage fabric of this era has a somewhat heavier "feel" than its American-made counterpart, perhaps owing to higher cotton content.