The MARPAT camouflage combat utility uniforms are the day-to-day wear for Marines. The Corps has been experiencing a shortage of those uniforms since the summer of 2022.

MARPAT made its official debut on the new Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform at Camp Lejeune on January 17, 2002. Woodland MARPAT (USMC) ...

Marpat Aviation did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The N.T.S.B. also faulted the Federal Aviation Administration for providing “basically no oversight” of Marpat Aviation.

The MARPAT, or MARine PATtern camo is a digital pattern similar to that used by other branches and countries, but it is unique to the USMC. It came into use roughly 12 years ago.

MARPAT was a success not only in function, but also in adding distinction to the Marines wearing it. Naturally the Air Force wanted in on that action, and set about to make its own mark on the ...

The first time I saw a squad sized element of Iraqi soldiers patrolling the streets wearing desert MARPAT I did the double take of the lifetime. For a second I mistook them for being a squad of ...