It blended in well with grandma's couch, but had its drawbacks in the combat zone. After an extended wear-out period, the Army's pixelated Universal Camouflage Pattern uniform, or UCP, is ...

The Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) was first released for sale in 2015, replacing the Army Combat Uniform's (ACU) Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP), which had last been updated in 2005.

A photo of a U.S. soldier with gold bars seized in Iraq does not show Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton, according to an Army spokesperson and a photographer on the scene who both said the image dates ...

Paratroopers of the famed 173rd Airborne Brigade -- past and present -- came together for a historic jump on 19 July in Frederick, OK. All were combat veterans from Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

The Army has axed "digital" camouflage, bringing an end to a uniform many soldiers loathed. Its last day on duty was Tuesday. Officially termed the Universal Camouflage Pattern, the distinctive ...

The Oct. 16 and 17 jumps marked the first mass tactical jump by the four Germany-based battalions of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team since its Sept. 15 designation as a modular unit.

When Jim Matchin visits the home of his former unit, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, he sees memorials to fallen soldiers from World War II and conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Matchin, who served ...

VICENZA, Italy — U.S. paratroopers had a liquid drop zone this week, with Lake Garda serving as the latest scene of water airborne operations training for members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade.

Army redesigns combats for $4bn JUST eight years after spending $5bn on highly criticised camo wear. Army to announce its new $4 billion camouflage pattern and standard uniform to be worn by its ...

Amid mounting costs -- the UCP cost $5 billion to roll out and the new uniform will cost $4 billion -- critics charge that the Army has wasted both money and time on the uniform issue.

05 December 2006 In the context of its Trade advisory activity, BNP Paribas UAE organized on Tuesday 5th December a conference on the new version of the Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary ...