The Marine Corps anticipates the combat utility uniforms won’t be fully back in stock until nearly a year from now. (Sgt. Patrick King/Marine Corps) After the shoulder ripped on one of Sgt. Ethan ...

Leaders of Marine units can let their service members wear nonstandard uniform items amid a long-term shortage of the regular camouflage uniform. The Marine Corps says it won’t have a full stock of ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: MARPAT serves two purposes. First, to camouflage the user. For comparison, the MARPAT pattern has a lower infrared signature than standard Navy-pattern camouflage. The ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Like other camouflage, the MARPAT pattern is designed to blend the wearer with his or her surroundings to make them less visible to the naked eye. MARPAT camouflage ...