Stylized palette rendering — not a reproduction of the licensed pattern.
MARPAT Desert
MARPAT's arid twin.
Family
USMC
Era
Current issue
In service
2002–present
Environments
arid
History
The arid half of the Corps' 2002 MARPAT adoption, replacing the tri-color DCU in Marine service. It was worn throughout Iraq and Afghanistan and remains the Marine desert standard.
In the field
Strong in open desert; small digital pixels vanish at distance.
Where it served
North AmericaMiddle EastCentral Asia
Stylized region map — where the pattern was designed to work and primarily served.
Related patterns
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