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US Camouflage Patterns
- A variant of the standard M1942 reversible spot pattern jungle camouflage is seen here, printed on water-repellent fabric and constructed as a poncho/shelter half. As with the jungle pattern clothing, the poncho is reversible from a green dominant to a brown dominant scheme.
- In 1948, the US Army Engineer Research and Development Laboratory (ERDL) designed a general purpose jungle camouflage consisting of mid-brown & grass green organic shapes with black "branches" on a lime green background. This pattern, often copied and still in usage today by other nations, is generally referred to as the ERDL pattern. Initially shelved, the pattern was tested again by the Army between 1963 and 1967, and began seeing limited service with special military units deployed to Vietnam beginning in 1968. It was highly favored by the US Marines in Vietnam, and was also obtained in limited quantities by Australian and New Zealand special forces deployed there.
- Article on the development of the CCU (Close Combat Uniform) by Eric H. Larson: