The History of: US Army Multicam, OEF-CP & OCP | Uniform History
Continuing the US military's series we cover the confusing testing and adoption of Multicam aka OEF-CP aka Multicam OCP and the eventual transition into an all new family of camouflages with Scorpion W2 OCP. Confused? Just watch the video.
An Assault Amphibious Vehicle with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, lands on the Coast of Townshend Island, Queensland Australia, July 1, 2019. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region
Nearly all F-15Es arriving in the ME carry the AN/ASQ-236 "Dragon Eye" Radar Pod. This is an all-weather ground surveillance/intelligence/reconnaissance/geo-location AESA radar pod.
CORAL SEA (July 07, 2019) – A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) clears the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training exercise with the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20). Ashland, part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency, while simultaneously providing a flexible and lethal crisis response force ready to perform a wide range of military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Markus Castaneda)
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, evacuate a simulated casualty during a combined arms live fire exercise in support of Swift Response 19 in Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, June 23, 2019. Swift Response 19 is a U.S. Army Europe multinational exercise led by the U.S. Global Response Force to demonstrate the ability to deploy high readiness forces into a designated area, as well as advance airborne interoperability among NATO allies. all Photos by Staff Sgt. Anthony Johnson
Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, load a CH-47 Chinook during a combined arms live fire exercise in support of Swift Response 19 in Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, June 23, 2019.
Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, fire a 60mm mortar during a combined arms live fire exercise in support of Swift Response 19 in Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, June 23, 2019.
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, fire the AT4 Rocket Launcher during a combined arms live fire exercise in support of Swift Response 19 in Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, June 23, 2019.
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, fire the M240B machine gun during a combined arms live fire exercise in support of Swift Response 19 in Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, June 23, 2019.
A U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the Air Force's 18th Aggressor Squadron soars through the air during RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 19, 2019. Aerial training took place in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, which is comprised of approximately 67,000 square miles of airspace. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Daniel Snider)
A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper flies during RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2, June 19, 2019, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. This is the first time the MQ-9 participated in the Pacific Air Forces-sponsor exercise, where the remotely piloted aircraft provided detailed information on simulated targets and enhanced situational awareness of the battlespace for other RF-A participants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Snider)
A U.S. Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, replaces the barrel on an M240B machine gun during Sea Breeze 19 in Chabanka, Ukraine, July 3, 2019. Sea Breeze is a U.S. and Ukraine co-hosted multinational maritime exercise held in the Black Sea and is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthen maritime security and peace within our region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Williams Quinteros)
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, place an M240B machine gun on a tripod during Sea Breeze 19 in Chabanka, Ukraine, July 3, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Williams Quinteros)
A U.S. Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, prepares to fire an M224 60 mm mortar system during Sea Breeze 19 in Chabanka, Ukraine, July 3, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Williams Quinteros)
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, conduct battle rocket drills during Sea Breeze 19 in Chabanka, Ukraine, July 3, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Williams Quinteros)
A U.S. Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, fires an M240B machine gun during Sea Breeze 19 in Chabanka, Ukraine, July 3, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Williams Quinteros)
An F-15C Eagle taxis while an F-35A Lightning II takes off before Exercise Tri-Lightning June 25, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. This exercise is intended to enhance capability and interoperability among F-35 variants from the U.S. Air Force, Royal Air Force and Israeli Air Force. This is the first-ever exercise where the three nations are conducting aviation training with the same airframe at the same time. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
An F-35A Lightning II from the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron taxis the runway at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, before Exercise Tri-Lightning June 25, 2019. The U.S. Air Force F-35A’s assigned to ADAB took part in Exercise Tri-Lightning, a defensive counter air exercise over the Eastern Mediterranean involving the U.S., U.K., and Israel. This type of exercise is intended to improve interoperability and coordination in air operations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
A U.S. Air Force pilot from the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron enters the cockpit of an F-35A Lightning II before Exercise Tri-Lightning June 25, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
An F-35A Lightning II from the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron taxis the runway at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, before Exercise Tri-Lightning June 25, 2019. The U.S. Air Force F-35A’s assigned to ADAB took part in Exercise Tri-Lightning. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
A KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Refueling Squadron takes off before Exercise Tri-Lightning June 25, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
An F-35A Lightning II from the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing takes off from Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, June 25, 2019, to take part in Exercise Tri-Lightning. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
Two KC-10 Extenders and three F-15C Eagles taxi at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, before Exercise Tri-Lightning June 25, 2019. Fighter and refueling units from ADAB took part in Exercise Tri-Lightning. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
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