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Army picks MultiCam as new camo for Afghanistan

By Dan Blottenberger, Stars and Stripes

Mideast edition, Thursday, March 4, 2010

Courtesy of U.S. Army
The MultiCam pattern has been selected by the Army to replace the Army Combat Uniform.

Mark Abramson / Stars and Stripes
The Army Combat Uniform, which is being replaced by the MultiCam pattern in Afghanistan.

BAMBERG, Germany — The Army has selected the MultiCam as its new uniform for soldiers heading to Afghanistan, the Defense Department announced, following four months of testing by units in the combat zone.

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"MultiCams will be issued to units heading to Afghanistan starting in July."

"During the test phase, soldiers wore the current Army Combat Uniform, a variation of the ACU that contained “coyote brown” splotches, and the MultiCam, which has been touted as a multi-environment camouflage pattern."

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"In efforts to improve the original ACU that was fielded to troops in 2004, more than 26 improvements have been made to the uniform, according to the press release announcing the DOD decision to begin fielding the MultiCam uniform."