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Camouflage Patterns of Ecuadorian Police and National Ministries

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Camouflage Patterns of the Ecuadorian Armed Forces

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 * The ''Instituto Nacional Penitenciario y Carcelario'' (INPEC) or National Penitentiary and Prison Institute issues a bright blue [[digital patterns|pixelated camouflage design]] to instructors as well as graduating employees of the prison and penitentiary system.

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	* Beginning in the early 1990s, Ecuador's use of tiger stripe patterns disappeared and the standard camouflage uniform became a copy of the [[USA\|US]] m81 [[woodland]] pattern camouflage. As with the "red tiger" pattern, multiple manufacturers produced a wide variety of variations of this pattern.		* Beginning in the early 1990s, Ecuador's use of tiger stripe patterns disappeared and the standard camouflage uniform became a copy of the [[USA\|US]] m81 [[woodland]] pattern camouflage. As with the "red tiger" pattern, multiple manufacturers produced a wide variety of variations of this pattern.

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-* Dating to the late 1980s, this [[woodland]] variant with a blue-dominant colorway was worn briefly by some units of the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE)
+* Dating to the late 1980s, this [[woodland]] variant with a blue-dominant colorway was worn briefly by some units of the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE). Later, the pattern would be re-adopted by field personnel of the ''Agencia Metropolitana de Tránsito'' as a working uniform.
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 * Beginning in the early 1990s, Ecuador's use of tiger stripe patterns disappeared and the standard camouflage uniform became a copy of the [[USA|US]] m81 [[woodland]] pattern camouflage. As with the "red tiger" pattern, multiple manufacturers produced a wide variety of variations of this pattern.

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	* Another variation based on the m81 woodland camouflage design was issued to personnel of the ''Cuerpo de Bomberos'' or fire departments of various regional jurisdictions. Whether the pattern was worn universally as a work uniform, or only by special units is unknown.		* Another variation based on the m81 woodland camouflage design was issued to personnel of the ''Cuerpo de Bomberos'' or fire departments of various regional jurisdictions. Whether the pattern was worn universally as a work uniform, or only by special units is unknown.

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 == Camouflage Patterns of Ecuadorian Police and National Ministries ==
-* Special units of the Ecuador National Police such as the ''Grupo de Intervención y Rescate'' (GIR), ''Grupo de Operaciones Especiales'' (GOE), and the ''Grupo Especial Móvil Antinarcóticos'' have worn a "grey/urban" colorway of the [[woodland]] design, again with multiple manufacturers and variations.
+* Both line units and special units of the Ecuador National Police such as the ''Grupo de Intervención y Rescate'' (GIR), ''Grupo de Operaciones Especiales'' (GOE), and the ''Grupo Especial Móvil Antinarcóticos'' have worn a "grey/urban" colorway of the [[woodland]] design, again with multiple manufacturers and variations since the early 1990s.
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-* The [[woodland]] pattern variant seen here, with a brown/purple colorway, was issued previously to some members of the ''Guias Penitenciarios'' (prison guards) of the Ecuadorian Penal System. The use of camouflage may have been limited to special SWAT-type units like the present-say ''Grupo Especial Alpha'' or GEA.
+* The [[woodland]] pattern variant seen here, with a brown/purple colorway, can be dated to the early 1990s and was initially worn by units such as the ''Grupo de Operaciones Especiales'' (GOE). It would later be issued to some members of the ''Guias Penitenciarios'' (prison guards) of the Ecuadorian Penal System. The use of camouflage by prison guards may have been limited to special SWAT-type units like the present-say ''Grupo Especial Alpha'' or GEA. It does not appear that this particularly incarnation of woodland camouflage had a very long life.
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		+	* Although less commonly seen than the grey/black version, some personnel in the Ecuador National Police also wear a blue-dominant [[woodland]] camouflage design, such as that seen here.
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	* The ''Instituto Nacional Penitenciario y Carcelario'' (INPEC) or National Penitentiary and Prison Institute issues a bright blue [[digital patterns\|pixelated camouflage design]] to instructors as well as graduating employees of the prison and penitentiary system.		* The ''Instituto Nacional Penitenciario y Carcelario'' (INPEC) or National Penitentiary and Prison Institute issues a bright blue [[digital patterns\|pixelated camouflage design]] to instructors as well as graduating employees of the prison and penitentiary system.

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-== Camouflage Patterns of Ecuadorian Armed Forces ==
+== Camouflage Patterns of the Ecuadorian Armed Forces ==
 * Circa 1956, and under the guidance of military advisors from the United States of America, the Ecuadorian Armed Forces formed its first parachute unit, composed of thirty-five men. This was followed in 1957 by the first Commando Course, which produced forty-five graduates who went on to form the ''Cuerpo de Paracaidistas'' or Parachute Corps. In time, a Special Forces Detachment was also added, then a Special Forces Group, leading still later to the ultimate formation of the Special Forces Brigade, or ''Brigada de Fuerzas Especiales'' (BFE) of the present era. During the earliest years of airborne training, Ecuadorian paratroopers were outfitted in "frogskin" pattern camouflage uniforms, either provided by their American instructors, or locally produced from camouflaged parachute shroud material. This would mark the earliest appearance of camouflage military clothing in Ecuador.

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-== Camouflage Patterns of Ecuador ==
+== Camouflage Patterns of Ecuadorian Armed Forces ==
 * Circa 1956, and under the guidance of military advisors from the United States of America, the Ecuadorian Armed Forces formed its first parachute unit, composed of thirty-five men. This was followed in 1957 by the first Commando Course, which produced forty-five graduates who went on to form the ''Cuerpo de Paracaidistas'' or Parachute Corps. In time, a Special Forces Detachment was also added, then a Special Forces Group, leading still later to the ultimate formation of the Special Forces Brigade, or ''Brigada de Fuerzas Especiales'' (BFE) of the present era. During the earliest years of airborne training, Ecuadorian paratroopers were outfitted in "frogskin" pattern camouflage uniforms, either provided by their American instructors, or locally produced from camouflaged parachute shroud material. This would mark the earliest appearance of camouflage military clothing in Ecuador.
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 * Special units of the Ecuador National Police such as the ''Grupo de Intervención y Rescate'' (GIR), ''Grupo de Operaciones Especiales'' (GOE), and the ''Grupo Especial Móvil Antinarcóticos'' have worn a "grey/urban" colorway of the [[woodland]] design, again with multiple manufacturers and variations.
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 * The ''Instituto Nacional Penitenciario y Carcelario'' (INPEC) or National Penitentiary and Prison Institute issues a bright blue [[digital patterns|pixelated camouflage design]] to instructors as well as graduating employees of the prison and penitentiary system.
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 * In late 2018, the Ministry of Defense announced it would adopt a new camouflage uniform, the ''Jaguar M.1.'' Designed by the Ecuadorian company FabrilFame SA, the pattern is primarily intended to function in heavy jungle and tropical environments, incorporating a high percentage of green shades, interspersed with smaller amounts of khaki and brown. Although similar to [[Multicam]], at least at a distance, the coloration and physical shapes incorporated into the pattern make it distinctive and not simply a re-colored clone.
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	* In late 2018, the Ministry of Defense announced it would adopt a new camouflage uniform, the ''Jaguar M.1.'' Designed by the Ecuadorian company FabrilFame SA, the pattern is primarily intended to function in heavy jungle and tropical environments, incorporating a high percentage of green shades, interspersed with smaller amounts of khaki and brown. Although similar to [[Multicam]], at least at a distance, the coloration and physical shapes incorporated into the pattern make it distinctive and not simply a re-colored clone.		* In late 2018, the Ministry of Defense announced it would adopt a new camouflage uniform, the ''Jaguar M.1.'' Designed by the Ecuadorian company FabrilFame SA, the pattern is primarily intended to function in heavy jungle and tropical environments, incorporating a high percentage of green shades, interspersed with smaller amounts of khaki and brown. Although similar to [[Multicam]], at least at a distance, the coloration and physical shapes incorporated into the pattern make it distinctive and not simply a re-colored clone.

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