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In American English, the term fatigues has often been used by the Army, or utilities by the Marines, originally being a term for work uniforms. In the late- and post-Cold War era, the term battle dress uniform (BDU; from an American uniform of the same name) is used most often to describe combat uniforms in general.
US Army soldier wearing Jungle fatigues and the new ALICE equipment. The US Army Tropical Combat Uniform (TCU), officially the M1967 Jungle Utility Uniform, commonly called "jungle fatigues", was issued to troops fighting in the Vietnam War beginning in 1964. It initially used the same OG-107 color as the standard utility uniform, but was of a ...
During the Vietnam War, the United States Armed Forces' four-color ERDL pattern saw limited use among specialist units in the U.S. Army, though most were issued the solid olive green OG107 sateens or jungle fatigues, while the Marines adopted the pattern service-wide after 1968.
Fatigues may refer to: Military. Combat uniform, also called military fatigues, a type of uniform especially in the military;
Pages in category "Infantry weapons of the Cold War" The following 85 pages are in this category, out of 85 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The United States was a major developer and producer of weapons during the Cold War. Subcategories. This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. A.
Pages in category "Cold War firearms of the United States" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Beretta M1934 [2] - This weapon had an amazingly long service life in the Italian army only being replaced in 1981. Beretta 92S [ 3 ] - Adopted in 1981 to replace obsolete M1934. Later variant Beretta M9 similarly replaced the long lived M1911 pistol in US service.