Militaries around the world use camouflage to evade detection by the enemy in all kinds of environments, from jungle and desert to city streets. Avoiding detection is often a matter of life and death, ...
Last summer, the U.S. Army confirmed that soldiers will begin wearing the new Army Combat Uniform (ACU) that bears the Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) – also known as Scorpion W2. They are now ...
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Army News Service, March 31, 2014) -- Young Soldiers often want to wear a uniform that looks cool, while lawmakers want cost effectiveness, but the Army's priority is protecting the ...
As far as I know, hunting has not become a popular hobby in downtown Manhattan. But you may be forgiven for thinking just that, especially as it’s become hard to walk through Dimes Square without ...
Militaries began using camouflage during World War I as the rise of aerial photography and trench warfare rose in popularity. Most camouflage used during World War I was found on vehicles and ...
Humans aren’t great at blending in with their environment. In the 20th century—after we ditched the rather barbaric style of fighting wars in fields, with line formations charging at one ...
A U.S. Army soldier displays the new camouflage uniform soldiers can start buying on July 1. U.S. Army photo A U.S. Army soldier displays the new camouflage uniform soldiers can start buying on July 1 ...
Marine biologists have discovered three broad classes of camouflage body patterns. This study of cephalopod camouflage has implications for analyzing camouflage tactics throughout the animal kingdom.
Combat uniforms featuring the Army's newest camouflage pattern will be available for sale in the summer of 2015. Camouflage was not widely used in early wars when soldiers lined up and battled at ...