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Gambian Camouflage Patterns

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Gambian Camouflage Patterns

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 * The Gambian Navy has also recently issued a four-color pixelated design with a blue colorway, seen here. This pattern also has the letters "FTGAF" embedded into its design.
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 * The Republican National Guard (RNG) also has its own [[digital patterns|pixelated]] camouflage design with a lighter green colorway, seen here.
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 * Worn by members of the State Guard Battalion, a unit of the Republican National Guard, this digital pattern bears a strong resemblance to the former US Navy Working Uniform (NWU-1) design.

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	* A [[digital patterns\|pixelated]] camouflage design appeared circa 2012 within the Gambian Armed Forces, and appears to be replacing earlier issued camouflage designs as a general issue pattern. Interestingly, the letters "FTGAF" have been embedded into the design.		* A [[digital patterns\|pixelated]] camouflage design appeared circa 2012 within the Gambian Armed Forces, and appears to be replacing earlier issued camouflage designs as a general issue pattern. Interestingly, the letters "FTGAF" have been embedded into the design.

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-* The Gambian Army began to incorporate a copy of the US m81 [[woodland]] camouflage pattern around the coup d'etat in 1994. It's use would continue into the early 2000s, when a transition was made to pixelated camouflage designs.
+* The Gambian Army began to incorporate use of [[USA|US]] m81 [[woodland]] camouflage pattern around the time of the 1994 coup d'etat. This would continue as the standard uniform of most armed forces personnel into the early 2000s, when a transition was made to pixelated camouflage designs.
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-* Members of the Republican National Guard have been documented wearing a copy of the [[Multicam]] pattern in recent years. Whether this will remain in circulation remains to be seen.
+* Members of the Republican National Guard have been documented wearing a copy of the [[Multicam]] pattern around 2012-2014. Whether this will remain in circulation remains to be seen.
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 == Gambian Camouflage Patterns ==
-* Historically the armed forces have worn solid olive green combat uniforms, but the earliest use of camouflage by ground forces appears to have been the adoption of British [[DPM]] in the late 1980s or early 1980s. The most widely observed variation incorporates black, brown & blue- green disruptive shapes on a golden-khaki background, although other versions have also been observed in use with Gambian military personnel. This design was still being worn in 2012.
+* Despite its historical connection to [[United Kingdom|Colonial Britain]] the earliest use of camouflage by Gambia appears to be a commonly seen uniform throughout Francophone Africa, the ''tenue de leópard'' or [[lizard]] pattern. These uniforms were observed on many Gambian Army personnel from 1990 onwards, and may have been a result of the country's close connection to neighboring [[Senegal]]. Use of lizard camouflage does not appear to have extended in Gambia beyond 1994-95.
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 * The Gambian Army began to incorporate a copy of the US m81 [[woodland]] camouflage pattern around the coup d'etat in 1994. It's use would continue into the early 2000s, when a transition was made to pixelated camouflage designs.

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 After seeking military assistance from neighboring [[Senegal]] in 1981 following a failed coup attempt, Gambia joined briefly with its neighbor to form the Senegambia Confederation, which combined the armed forces and currencies of the two nations and lasted until 1989. In 1994, the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) deposed the legitimately elected government and banned opposition political activity, but announced shortly thereafter a plan to return to democratic civilian government. Finally in December 2001, a new president took the oath of office.
-The Gambian armed forces consist of the Army, National Republican Guard, a small Navy and the National Police, with approximately 2300 active duty personnel. During the [[Liberia|Liberian]] civil war, members of the Gambian Armed Forces participated in the ECOMOG effort to stabilize the nation in 1990.
+The Gambian armed forces consist of the Army, Republican National Guard, a small Navy and the National Police, with approximately 2300 active duty personnel. During the [[Liberia|Liberian]] civil war, members of the Gambian Armed Forces participated in the ECOMOG effort to stabilize the nation in 1990.
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-* Members of the National Republican Guard have been documented wearing a copy of the [[Multicam]] pattern in recent years. Whether this will remain in circulation remains to be seen.
+* Members of the Republican National Guard have been documented wearing a copy of the [[Multicam]] pattern in recent years. Whether this will remain in circulation remains to be seen.
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-* The National Republican Guard also has its own [[digital patterns|pixelated]] camouflage design with a lighter green colorway, seen here.
+* The Republican National Guard (RNG) also has its own [[digital patterns|pixelated]] camouflage design with a lighter green colorway, seen here.
 [[File:gambia5.jpg|200px]]
-* Worn by some members of the National Republican Guard, as well as other personnel such as Military Police, this digital pattern bears a strong resemblance to the former US Navy Working Uniform (NWU-1) design.
+* Worn by members of the State Guard Battalion, a unit of the Republican National Guard, this digital pattern bears a strong resemblance to the former US Navy Working Uniform (NWU-1) design.
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