Desert Camouflage Uniform

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combat uniform military uniform

The Desert Camouflage Uniform was a U.S. military battle dress uniform featuring a tan-based camouflage pattern designed for arid and desert environments.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Desert Camouflage Pattern uniform	1
Desert Camouflage Uniform (DCU three-color pattern)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	combat uniform ⓘ military uniform ⓘ
camouflageType	disruptive pattern ⓘ
category	United States military uniforms ⓘ camouflage patterns ⓘ
colorScheme	black accents ⓘ brown ⓘ tan-based ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designedFor	field operations ⓘ hot weather ⓘ
designedForEnvironment	arid regions ⓘ desert ⓘ
followedBy	Army Combat Uniform ⓘ Desert Camouflage Uniform self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Desert Camouflage Pattern uniform Desert Camouflage Uniform self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Desert Camouflage Uniform (DCU three-color pattern)
hasCamouflagePattern	Desert Battle Dress Uniform pattern ⓘ chocolate-chip camouflage ⓘ
hasComponent	blouse ⓘ cap ⓘ trousers ⓘ
introducedInDecade	1980s ⓘ
material	cotton ⓘ nylon blend ⓘ
partOf	Battle Dress Uniform ⓘ surface form: U.S. Battle Dress Uniform family
precededBy	olive green combat uniform ⓘ
primaryFunction	concealment in desert terrain ⓘ
replacedInMostRolesBy	Army Combat Uniform ⓘ surface form: Army Combat Uniform in UCP Marine Corps utility uniforms ⓘ surface form: Marine Corps MARPAT desert uniform digital camouflage uniforms ⓘ
status	largely obsolete ⓘ
usedBy	U.S. National Guard units in desert deployments ⓘ U.S. coalition partners via surplus ⓘ Reserve Components of the United States Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: U.S. reserve components United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ United States Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: United States military
usedInConflict	Gulf War ⓘ Operation Desert Shield ⓘ Operation Desert Storm ⓘ Somalia intervention ⓘ early stages of Iraq War ⓘ early stages of War in Afghanistan ⓘ
wornByBranch	air forces ground personnel ⓘ ground forces ⓘ naval ground units ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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Desert Camouflage Uniform → followedBy → Desert Camouflage Uniform self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Desert Camouflage Pattern uniform

Desert Camouflage Uniform → followedBy → Desert Camouflage Uniform self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Desert Camouflage Uniform (DCU three-color pattern)

ACU → introducedAsReplacementFor → Desert Camouflage Uniform ⓘ

subject surface form: Army Combat Uniform

ACUPAT → replaced → Desert Camouflage Uniform ⓘ

Army Combat Uniform → replaced → Desert Camouflage Uniform ⓘ

UCP → replaced → Desert Camouflage Uniform ⓘ

subject surface form: Universal Camouflage Pattern