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Camouflage Designs of the Sierra Leone Police

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Camouflage Patterns of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces

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Camouflage Patterns of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces

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Camouflage Patterns of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces =

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Camouflage Patterns of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces

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Camouflage Designs of the Sierra Leone Police

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 * Another early camouflage family embraced by the SLP were blue or purple-dominant versions of [[DPM]], the use of which can be dated to at least 2012. As the uniforms were no doubt sourced from a variety of manufacturers, there is a range of color combinations that have moved through the police supply system into the modern era. DPM camouflage is still worn today by the Sierra Leone Police, and is probably the most commonly seen camouflage design in the entire service.

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-* Another digital pattern, also introduced around 2003, has a much lighter, more grey coloration, with a pale blue background, larger areas of medium grey, and small areas of black and dark blue. This design has also been worn on AU missions and among some trainees.
+* Another digital pattern, also introduced around 2023, has a much lighter, more grey coloration, with a pale blue background, larger areas of medium grey, and small areas of black and dark blue. This design has also been worn on AU missions and among some trainees.
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-* A contingent of RSLAF troops deployed to Somalia as part of UNOSOM wearing tricolor desert camouflage. Information suggests these uniforms were supplied by the [[USA|US Government]].
+* During one of its deployments with the United Nations, a contingent of RSLAF troops were issued [[United States|US tricolor desert]] camouflage. Information suggests these uniforms were supplied by the [[USA|US Government]].
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 * A contingent of RSLAF troops deployed to Somalia as part of UNOSOM wearing tricolor desert camouflage. Information suggests these uniforms were supplied by the [[USA|US Government]].

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 * A contingent of RSLAF troops deployed to Somalia as part of UNOSOM wearing tricolor desert camouflage. Information suggests these uniforms were supplied by the [[USA|US Government]].

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-* The old Sierra Leone Army was combined with the Air Force and Navy in 2002 to create the new Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), which were primarily outfitted by British military training teams with [[DPM]] pattern camouflage uniforms. Use of DPM camouflage has continued into the present era, with variations in fabric and color palette changing slightly depending on the manufacturer and contract.
+* The old Sierra Leone Army was combined with the Air Force and Navy in 2002 to create the new Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), which were primarily outfitted by British military training teams with [[DPM]] pattern camouflage uniforms. Although they were no doubt short-lived, the original trainees were apparently supplied with surplus British 1985 pattern DPM uniforms, which had by that time been replaced within the Royal Army.
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 * A contingent of RSLAF troops deployed to Somalia as part of UNOSOM wearing tricolor desert camouflage. Information suggests these uniforms were supplied by the [[USA|US Government]].

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 == Camouflage Patterns of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces ==
-* The Army's historical link to [[United Kingdom|Britain]] is evident in the fact that the Armed Forces have worn [[DPM]] since the 1980s, and possibly earlier. Various incarnations of DPM seem to have been incorporated into the supply system, although photographs suggest the vast majority retained colorations similar to those adopted for the UK, particularly those with more tropical colors. Older DPM uniforms were worn sporadically well into the civil war period, although stocks were eventually depleted and only in the 2000s had it started to appear again.
+* The Army's historical link to [[United Kingdom|Britain]] is evident in the fact that the Armed Forces have worn [[DPM]] since the 1980s, and possibly earlier. Various incarnations of DPM seem to have been incorporated into the supply system, although photographs suggest the vast majority retained colorations similar to those adopted for the UK, particularly those with more tropical colors. Older DPM uniforms were worn well into the civil war period, intermixed with newer versions, such that it appears unlikely that DPM ever truly fell into disuse.
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