The woodland pattern was enlarged and the borders of the splotches were re-drawn to make them less regular. The woodland pattern is nearly identical to the brown-dominant version of the ERDL pattern, only differing in that it is printed from an enlargement of the original. Woodland is still used on some limited level by some branches such as MOPP suits, equipment and vests left over while some modernized uniforms (either BDU or commercial) were worn specifically by special forces such as USMC Forces Special Operations Command and United States Navy SEALs. military.Īlthough completely phased out of frontline use in the U.S. It is also known unofficially by its colloquial moniker of ' M81' after the Battle Dress Uniform it was first used on, though this term was not officially used by the U.S.
It is a four color, high contrast disruptive pattern with irregular markings in green, brown, sand and black.
Woodland is a camouflage pattern that was used as the default camouflage pattern issued to the United States Armed Forces from 1981, with the issue of the Battle Dress Uniform, until its replacement in the mid to late 2000s.
