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MARPAT

MARPAT (short for Marine pattern) is a multi-scale camouflage pattern in use with the United States Marine Corps, designed in 2001 and introduced from late 2002 to early 2005 with the Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform (MCCUU), which replaced the Camouflage Utility Uniform. Its design and concept are based on the Canadian CADPAT pattern. The pattern is…

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Designed
2000–2001
Designer
Timothy O'Neill, Anabela Dugas, Kenneth G. Henley, John Joseph Heisterman, Jr., Luisa DeMorais Santos, Gabriel R. Patricio, Deirdre E. Townes
In service
2002–present
Place of origin
United States
Produced
2001–present
Type
Military camouflage pattern

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MARPAT

Nodes101
Edges100
Triples156
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019802
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MARPAT

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related to Users · 68
MARPAT → Airborne Regiment, Al-Afwaj Regiment, Amphibious Commandos Group, Argentina, Argentine Naval Infantry, Armed Forces, Bahamas, Bolivia, Bolivian Army, BOPE, Bosnia, Chad, Chadian, Chile, Chilean Army, Clones, Commando Regiment, Cypriot, Cyprus, Desert
related to Design and colors · 17
MARPAT → Coyote Brown, Desert, Different, Marine Corps, MARPAT Desert, MARPAT Woodland, The, There, These, This, Three-Color Desert, Thus, Urban, Vietnam War, Webbing, While, Woodland
related to Outside the United States Marine Corps · 17
MARPAT → Armed Forces, BOPE, Bosnia, Herzegovina, IRGC, Janeiro Military Police, Land Forces, MARPAT-clone, MARPATKurdish Female, MARPATUkrainian, Revolutionary Guard Corps, Rio, Siege, Sloviansk, Women's Protection Units, YPG, YPJ
related to Development · 14
MARPAT → Anabela Dugas, Deirdre, Gabriel, German, German Flecktarn, Henley, In World War II, John Joseph Heisterman Jr, Kenneth, Luisa DeMorais Santos, Patricio, The, Timothy O'Neill, Townes
related to Gallery · 12
MARPAT → Chief, Kuwaiti Armed Forces, Marine, Marine Expeditionary Unit, Marines, MARPATCamouflage, Marshal Fahad Al-Amir, Navy Working Uniform, NWU Type II, Singaporean, Staff, Type III
related to Similar designs · 8
MARPAT → After, Army, Army Combat Uniform, Canadian Forces CADPAT, Operational Camouflage Pattern, Scorpion W2, The United States Army, Universal Camouflage Pattern
Used by · 6
MARPAT → Marine Corps JROTC, Navy ROTC (Marine-option midshipmen only), New York Naval Militia (Marine Reservist & prior-service Marine members only), See Users for non-U.S. users, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy (primarily corpsmen, chaplains, and religious program specialists, all while attached to Marine Corps units; Worn with "U.S. Navy" nametapes and Navy rank & insignia)
Variants · 5
MARPAT → Desert MARPAT, See Design and colors for more details, Urban MARPAT (prototype only, never used operationally), Winter MARPAT (used only on select cold-weather outer-garments; While the pattern is still "digital," it differs markedly from the other MARPAT variants), Woodland MARPAT
related to External links · 2
MARPAT → Photos, USMC-issued MARPATNotes
Designed · 1
MARPAT → 2000–2001

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pattern marine uniform woodland desert used corps camouflage united states 2001 patterns forces navy color units september new design use

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MARPATDesigned2000–20011.00infobox
MARPATDesignerTimothy O'Neill, Anabela Dugas, Kenneth G. Henley, John Joseph Heisterman, Jr., Luisa DeMorais Santos, Gabriel R. Patricio, Deirdre E. Townes1.00infobox
MARPATIn service2002–present1.00infobox
MARPATPlace of originUnited States1.00infobox
MARPATProduced2001–present1.00infobox
MARPATTypeMilitary camouflage pattern1.00infobox
MARPATUsed byU.S. Marine Corps1.00infobox
MARPATUsed byU.S. Navy (primarily corpsmen, chaplains, and religious program specialists, all while attached to Marine Corps units; Worn with "U.S. Navy" nametapes and Navy rank & insignia)1.00infobox
MARPATUsed byNavy ROTC (Marine-option midshipmen only)1.00infobox
MARPATUsed byMarine Corps JROTC1.00infobox
MARPATUsed byNew York Naval Militia (Marine Reservist & prior-service Marine members only)1.00infobox
MARPATUsed bySee Users for non-U.S. users1.00infobox
MARPATVariantsDesert MARPAT1.00infobox
MARPATVariantsWoodland MARPAT1.00infobox
MARPATVariantsWinter MARPAT (used only on select cold-weather outer-garments; While the pattern is still "digital," it differs markedly from the other MARPAT variants)1.00infobox
MARPATVariantsUrban MARPAT (prototype only, never used operationally)1.00infobox
MARPATVariantsSee Design and colors for more details1.00infobox
MARPATWarsIn US service: War in Afghanistan Iraq War In non-US service: Insurgency in Northeast India Naxalite-Maoist Insurgency Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Russo-Georgian war Insurge…1.00infobox

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