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.

However, after less than 10 years in use, soldiers and critics say the UCP was a waste of money. In 2009, Congress responded to soldiers’ concerns about the current combat uniform which they ...

Beginning in the fall of 2015, the Army will begin issuing to new Soldiers an Army Combat Uniform that bears the . ... Currently, Soldiers wear ACU with the Universal Camouflage Pattern, or UCP.

Soldiers don't need to freeze so as to avoid a uniform faux pas, however, the Army wants Soldiers to know that it's okay to wear the foliage green fleece cold-weather jacket and other UCP cold ...