US Camouflage: 1942 to 2018 | Collector's & History Corner

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US Camouflage patterns used in the US military from 1942 to 2018 (Present). This is a small collection as there are many other variations of patterns used during each theater of war, especially if you refer back to my older videos regarding US Marine Corp camouflage and accoutrements I did with Joe.

WW2: USMC M44 Camo Utility Uniform

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[jonmartinson]

The woodland BDU was unequivocally the coolest looking uniform ever, it is timeless.

[godofawesum]

The Blueberries were very good at helping you hide ink stains.

[NikushokuDoubutsu]

I don't see anything on that table

[davidridley]

It's not the Universal Combat Pattern it's the Useless Combat Pattern

[brianpanton]

Even though his face was not shown - the name and voice was recognized immediately. Served with the moderator LTC Gurski many moons ago! Good to see that he is proving true to the adage that - "Old soldiers never die ....". From one - (tad younger) - old soldier to the next! LTC(Rtd) Panton.

[SadethCheng]

I wish the US military went back to using a single uniform pattern like during the days of tri-colors. We look like a "rainbow" military now.

[BioTechEntertainment]

"Did Stevie Wonder approve this?"
I'm dead

[CountArtha]

11:28 - The woodland pattern Battle Dress Uniform is still available for sale from the original manufacturers. It has no zippers or Velcro, only buttons; so a lot of people prefer it to the current Army Combat Uniform for durability and noise. In my PLC pool we used it as our utility uniform.

[SaftonYT]

18:30

This is a fundamental misunderstanding of the purpose of the NWU. It was never intended to be "camouflage" in the conventional sense. Rather, the pattern is intended to hide the inevitable stains and grime that come from many working rates aboard a ship while still looking somewhat presentable. The "what if you go overboard" thing is often *way* overrated and really seems more like a talking point that gets parroted than a legitimate criticism. The actual safety issue inherent to the NWUs was its construction was not remotely fire-safe and has an unfortunate tendency to literally melt into the wearer's skin when exposed to extreme heat.

[Archangelm]

This guy is a fantastic presenter. I especially loved his offhand WAVEs crack at about 18:50

[WheelieMacBin]

Greetings from a British army vet. What a wonderfully informative video, I very much enjoyed it.

[gasmaskguys]

Random point: Australia used ERDL camo during the late years of the Vietnam war and US type woodland in ADF format is currently in use as OPFOR camo during training

[southernNCfamily]

Dad had a few sets of his issued tigerstripes. Still my favorite. And they work (new from army store) well for central north Carolina for airsoft.

[skanddestroy]

Navy should wear concrete camo to blend into the ship

[Andy-fdpb]

not going to lie though MARPAT is probably one of the best camouflage patterns we've used. Only because it actually works

[bhans]

This was actually a really great history lesson, thank you sir!

[collectorbrazil]

Great video. Although I’m not an American I also collect these camos along side some European forces ones. I missed the traditional od green worn in Vietnam. The same worn in the nice M65 field jackets. Thanks for nice “class”. A lot of history there! Thanks for your service.

[docgonzodotcom]

Thanks man! Great video. Always wondered why there were so may US patterns.
Loved learning the common names used for them :D

[joshbiddinger]

I miss my blueberries everyday. Type I's are bulky. We never wore them at sea so the overboard thing is irrelevant and because it was designed to be a combination of ship's paint colors it was a great working uniform. You get paint on it and it wasn't very noticeable.

[JuanMartinez-hujk]

We were issued the jungle Commies with the straight style pockets on the blouse. A couple of guys that I remember were issued the cammie blouses with the slanted pockets. This was in 1982.