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Chilean Camouflage Patterns

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 * Since around 2005, the Chilean Army Special Operations Brigade began using uniforms in the [[USA|US]] Universal Camouflage Pattern ([[UCP]]). The pattern is also being worn by the Chilean Air Force Special Operations Forces.
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 * Circa 2007, Chilean Marines tested a copy of the the USMC desert [[MARPAT]] pattern camouflage. This pattern is now being fielded by units deployed to the Northern Zone of the country. This pattern has also been adopted by Army units since 2009.

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 == Chilean Camouflage Patterns ==
-* The earliest camouflage design adopted by this nation was loosely based on both the "frogskin" pattern adopted by the United States during the Second World War, and the ''camuflagem bolinhas'' adopted by Brazil in the late 1950s or very early 1960s. Intended primarily for use in the Central and Southern Operational Theaters of the country, the adopted pattern featured two shades of brown on a light green-tinted base, and was primarily issued to Airborne and Commando units, although it also saw some use with Chilean Marines, Army Infantry and instructors at the Infantry School.
+* The earliest camouflage design adopted by this nation was loosely based on both the "frogskin" pattern adopted by the United States during the Second World War, and the ''camuflagem bolinhas'' adopted by Brazil in the late 1950s or very early 1960s. Intended primarily for use in the Central and Southern Operational Theaters of the country, the adopted pattern featured two shades of brown on a light green-tinted base, and was primarily issued to Airborne and Commando units, although it also saw some use with Chilean Marines, Army Infantry and instructors at the Infantry School. This pattern saw use throughout the 1960s.
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	== Chilean Camouflage Patterns ==		== Chilean Camouflage Patterns ==
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		+	* The earliest camouflage design adopted by this nation was loosely based on both the "frogskin" pattern adopted by the United States during the Second World War, and the ''camuflagem bolinhas'' adopted by Brazil in the late 1950s or very early 1960s. Intended primarily for use in the Central and Southern Operational Theaters of the country, the adopted pattern featured two shades of brown on a light green-tinted base, and was primarily issued to Airborne and Commando units, although it also saw some use with Chilean Marines, Army Infantry and instructors at the Infantry School.
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	* Introduced around 1970, the Chilean "frog" ''(rana)'' pattern was issued to Army and Marine units operating in the Central Military Zone of the nation. This has also been called "mountain pattern" by some collectors and historians, although the term is probably a misnomer as its use was not restricted to mountain units or to those deployed in mountainous regions. This design was worn until the late 1980s. A number of color variations have been documented.		* Introduced around 1970, the Chilean "frog" ''(rana)'' pattern was issued to Army and Marine units operating in the Central Military Zone of the nation. This has also been called "mountain pattern" by some collectors and historians, although the term is probably a misnomer as its use was not restricted to mountain units or to those deployed in mountainous regions. This design was worn until the late 1980s. A number of color variations have been documented.

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	* Since 2007, the Chilean Marine Corps ''(Infanteria de Marina)'' and the Special Forces Command ''(Comando de Fuerzas Especiales)'' of the Chilean Navy have adopted a locally-produced version of [[Multicam]]. Woodland BDUs are gradually being phased out of other Naval units (such as shore police, intallation security and musicians) and will also be replaced with this pattern. Army Commandos and other members of the Special Operations Brigade adopted the [[Multicam]] pattern in 2009, as did the Chilean Air Force Special Operations Forces in 2011.		* Since 2007, the Chilean Marine Corps ''(Infanteria de Marina)'' and the Special Forces Command ''(Comando de Fuerzas Especiales)'' of the Chilean Navy have adopted a locally-produced version of [[Multicam]]. Woodland BDUs are gradually being phased out of other Naval units (such as shore police, intallation security and musicians) and will also be replaced with this pattern. Army Commandos and other members of the Special Operations Brigade adopted the [[Multicam]] pattern in 2009, as did the Chilean Air Force Special Operations Forces in 2011.

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 * Circa 2007, Chilean Marines tested a copy of the the USMC desert [[MARPAT]] pattern camouflage. This pattern is now being fielded by units deployed to the Northern Zone of the country. This pattern has also been adopted by Army units since 2009.
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 * Since approximately 2009, the older woodland camouflage design is being replaced within the Chilean Army by a copy of the USMC temperate [[MARPAT]] design. This is the standard field uniform for units deployed to the Central and Southern regions of the country, but has also been worn on deployments with the United Nations. Army units operating in the south zone continue to wear the BDU circa 2013.

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 * Some units of the Chilean Air Force wore a derivative of the [[USA|US]] ERDL or [[leaf]] pattern, including paratroops, base defense units and anti-aircraft artillery units. Although it is unclear what year the pattern was adopted, its use has been documented as late as 1996.

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 * Due to the arid conditions of the Northern Zone, units deployed to this region have since the early-1990s been issued a locally-produced copy of the US tricolor desert pattern instead of the standard woodland camouflage uniform. This pattern has now been replaced with a digital copy of the USMC desert [[MARPAT]] design.
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 * Since around 2005, the Chilean Army Special Operations Brigade began using uniforms in the [[USA|US]] Universal Camouflage Pattern ([[UCP]]). The pattern is also being worn by the Chilean Air Force Special Operations Forces.

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-* In the very late-1980s or early 1990s, all units of the Chilean Armed Forces gradually began to convert to wearing a copy of the US m81 [[woodland]] camouflage pattern. This has remained in standard service into the present era for units deployed to the Central and Southern Zones, and due to the wide number of manufacturers can be found in several slight variations. The woodland pattern has now been replaced with a copy of the USMC temperate [[MARPAT]] design.
+* In the very late-1980s or early 1990s, most units of the Chilean Armed Forces gradually began to convert to wearing a copy of the US m81 [[woodland]] camouflage pattern. This has remained in standard service into the present era for units deployed to the Central and Southern Zones, and due to the wide number of manufacturers can be found in several slight variations. The woodland pattern has now been replaced with a copy of the USMC temperate [[MARPAT]] design.
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