Battle Dress Uniform

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camouflage uniform military uniform

The Battle Dress Uniform was the standard camouflage combat uniform worn by the U.S. military from the early 1980s until it was phased out in the 2000s.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Battle Dress Uniform canonical	5
Battle Dress Uniform woodland pattern	1
Blue Dress A	1
U.S. Army Battle Dress Uniform	1
U.S. Battle Dress Uniform family	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	camouflage uniform ⓘ military uniform ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designedFor	field combat use ⓘ woodland environments ⓘ
feature	adjustable waist tabs ⓘ blousing cords at trouser cuffs ⓘ button‑front blouse ⓘ cargo pockets on trousers ⓘ reinforced elbows ⓘ reinforced knees ⓘ
hasAcronym	BDU ⓘ
hasCamouflagePattern	M81 woodland ⓘ chocolate‑chip desert ⓘ three‑color desert ⓘ urban camouflage variants ⓘ
hasComponent	blouse ⓘ field cap ⓘ patrol cap ⓘ trousers ⓘ
introducedBy	United States Army ⓘ
material	cotton ⓘ nylon ⓘ
primaryPattern	M81 woodland ⓘ
replaced	Olive Green 107 uniform ⓘ
replacedBy	Airman Battle Uniform ⓘ Army Combat Uniform ⓘ Marine Corps utility uniforms ⓘ surface form: Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform Navy Working Uniform ⓘ
serviceEntry	early 1980s ⓘ
serviceRetirement	2000s ⓘ
standardIssueFor	U.S. ground combat forces ⓘ
standardIssuePeriod	1981–2000s ⓘ
status	phased out in U.S. military service ⓘ
usedBy	United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
usedInConflict	Bosnian War ⓘ Gulf War ⓘ Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ surface form: Invasion of Grenada Kosovo War ⓘ Operation Just Cause ⓘ Somalia intervention ⓘ early stages of Iraq War ⓘ early stages of War in Afghanistan ⓘ
wornBy	U.S. military personnel ⓘ
wornWith	combat boots ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Army Combat Uniform → replaced → Battle Dress Uniform ⓘ

Marine Corps dress uniforms → hasVariant → Battle Dress Uniform ⓘ

this entity surface form: Blue Dress A

ACUPAT → replaced → Battle Dress Uniform ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle Dress Uniform woodland pattern

ACU → introducedAsReplacementFor → Battle Dress Uniform ⓘ

subject surface form: Army Combat Uniform

Desert Camouflage Uniform → partOf → Battle Dress Uniform ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Battle Dress Uniform family

M81 Woodland pattern → standardIssueFor → Battle Dress Uniform ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Army Battle Dress Uniform

M81 Woodland pattern → associatedWithUniform → Battle Dress Uniform ⓘ

BDU → fullName → Battle Dress Uniform ⓘ

Airman Battle Uniform → replaced → Battle Dress Uniform ⓘ