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Independent State of Papua New Guinea

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Independent State of Papua New Guinea

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 * Members of the PNGDF Air Element currently wear a bright blue-dominant DPM variant camouflage pattern. This camouflage design has been in use since at least late 2022.
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 * A grey-dominant DPM pattern has also appeared in use with the Maritime Element of the PNGDF.
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-* Members of the Royal PNG Constabulary Special Services Division (SSD) are documented as wearing a blue & maroon variant of [[DPM]] pattern. Consisting of black, dark blue & maroon disruptive shapes on a light blue background. The pattern is very similar to, and may even be a copy, of the Philippine National Police blue DPM pattern.
+* Members of the Royal PNG Constabulary Special Services Division (SSD) are documented as wearing a blue & maroon variant of [[DPM]] pattern. Consisting of black, dark blue & maroon disruptive shapes on a light blue background. The pattern is similar to, although not precisely the same as, that of the [[Philippines|Philippine National Police]].
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 Papua New Guinea has a small military force of just over 3600 personnel, the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF). The nation and its military have strong ties to [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] and the [[USA|United States]]. The PNGDF consists consists of a Land Element (ground forces), Air Element, and a Maritime Element.
-* The standard camouflage uniform of the PNGDF from the mid-1970s to the present has been a variation of British [[DPM]] pattern incorporating five colors instead of the usual four. Known locally as ''Kumul,'' the term is an indigenous name for the Raggiana bird of paradise, which is the national bird of this nation. All variants feature black, chocolate brown, olive green & ochre disruptive shapes on a yellowish-khaki background and are similar to some versions produced in [[New Zealand]]. Uniforms in this pattern have been procured from a variety of sources (including Australia, the Philippines, and Thailand), and variations in color reflect the different manufacturing techniques, dyes, and fabrics available from these vendors.
+== Camouflage of the PNGDF ==
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	* Members of the PNGDF Air Element currently wear a bright blue-dominant DPM variant camouflage pattern. This camouflage design has been in use since at least late 2022.		* Members of the PNGDF Air Element currently wear a bright blue-dominant DPM variant camouflage pattern. This camouflage design has been in use since at least late 2022.

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-* Members of the PNGDF Air Element appears in several media sources in 2024 wearing a bright blue-dominant DPM variant camouflage pattern.
+* Members of the PNGDF Air Element currently wear a bright blue-dominant DPM variant camouflage pattern. This camouflage design has been in use since at least late 2022.
 [[File:png-air.jpg|200px]]
-* Also in 2024 a grey-dominant DPM pattern appeared in use with the Maritime Element of the PNGDF.
+* A grey-dominant DPM pattern has also appeared in use with the Maritime Element of the PNGDF.
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 == Independent State of Papua New Guinea ==
-Papua New Guinea has a small military force of just over 2000 personnel, the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF). The nation and its military have strong ties to [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] and the [[USA|United States]].
+Papua New Guinea has a small military force of just over 3600 personnel, the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF). The nation and its military have strong ties to [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] and the [[USA|United States]]. The PNGDF consists consists of a Land Element (ground forces), Air Element, and a Maritime Element.
 * The standard camouflage uniform of the PNGDF from the mid-1970s to the present has been a variation of British [[DPM]] pattern incorporating five colors instead of the usual four. Known locally as ''Kumul,'' the term is an indigenous name for the Raggiana bird of paradise, which is the national bird of this nation. All variants feature black, chocolate brown, olive green & ochre disruptive shapes on a yellowish-khaki background and are similar to some versions produced in [[New Zealand]]. Uniforms in this pattern have been procured from a variety of sources (including Australia, the Philippines, and Thailand), and variations in color reflect the different manufacturing techniques, dyes, and fabrics available from these vendors.
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 * Some members of the PNGDF have historically worn a locally-produced copy of [[USA|US]] m81 [[woodland]] camouflage pattern. These may have been sourced in Australia or Asia, but the pattern appears to be a fairly faithful copy of the US-made original.
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		+	== Independent State of Papua New Guinea ==

	Papua New Guinea has a small military force of just over 2000 personnel, the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF). The nation and its military have strong ties to [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] and the [[USA\|United States]].		Papua New Guinea has a small military force of just over 2000 personnel, the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF). The nation and its military have strong ties to [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] and the [[USA\|United States]].