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-* At least one branch of the Laotian Ministry of Public Security (ກະຊວງປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບ) are issued a [[woodland]]-like camouflage design incorporating black, reddish brown, and khaki shapes on a dark olive green background.
+* At least one branch of the Laotian Ministry of Public Security (ກະຊວງປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບ) are issued a [[woodland]]-like camouflage design incorporating black, reddish brown, and khaki shapes on a dark olive green background. This pattern has been in circulation since at least 2021, although it is likely to have been adopted earlier. Most police units wear a light olive green colored uniform.
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 * The Laotian Border Police, falling under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Public Security, have been documented wearing a [[digital patterns|pixelated]] camouflage design having a green dominant color palette.

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	* A four-color [[woodland]]-type camouflage design incorporating black, brown and forest green shapes on a pale green background emerged in 2019 with some units of the Laotian Armed Forces. The shapes in this design are distinctive from the previously seen leaf-woodland "hybrid" pattern, which is still being issued in 2020.		* A four-color [[woodland]]-type camouflage design incorporating black, brown and forest green shapes on a pale green background emerged in 2019 with some units of the Laotian Armed Forces. The shapes in this design are distinctive from the previously seen leaf-woodland "hybrid" pattern, which is still being issued in 2020.

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	* At least one branch of the Laotian Ministry of Public Security (ກະຊວງປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບ) are issued a [[woodland]]-like camouflage design incorporating black, reddish brown, and khaki shapes on a dark olive green background.		* At least one branch of the Laotian Ministry of Public Security (ກະຊວງປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບ) are issued a [[woodland]]-like camouflage design incorporating black, reddish brown, and khaki shapes on a dark olive green background.

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 * A four-color [[woodland]]-type camouflage design incorporating black, brown and forest green shapes on a pale green background emerged in 2019 with some units of the Laotian Armed Forces. The shapes in this design are distinctive from the previously seen leaf-woodland "hybrid" pattern, which is still being issued in 2020.

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-* This [[woodland]]-like camouflage design with dark violet replacing the traditional black shapes, has also been adopted by the Lao People's Army. The shapes are in fact not based on the traditional woodland design, but on a completely different set of drawings, although the four-color design and ratio of dark to light is similar to many historic woodland designs.
+* This [[woodland]]-like camouflage design with dark violet replacing the traditional black shapes is actually an enlargement of the earlier [[leaf]]-hybrid design with a slightly altered color palette. The shapes are in fact not based on the traditional woodland design, but on a completely different set of drawings, although the four-color design and ratio of dark to light is similar to many historic woodland designs.
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	* This [[woodland]]-like camouflage design with dark violet replacing the traditional black shapes, has also been adopted by the Lao People's Army. The shapes are in fact not based on the traditional woodland design, but on a completely different set of drawings, although the four-color design and ratio of dark to light is similar to many historic woodland designs.		* This [[woodland]]-like camouflage design with dark violet replacing the traditional black shapes, has also been adopted by the Lao People's Army. The shapes are in fact not based on the traditional woodland design, but on a completely different set of drawings, although the four-color design and ratio of dark to light is similar to many historic woodland designs.

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	* First appearing in 2018, a three-color camouflage design having large dark brown and tan rounded shapes on an olive green background seems to only be issued to personnel from armored crews.		* First appearing in 2018, a three-color camouflage design having large dark brown and tan rounded shapes on an olive green background seems to only be issued to personnel from armored crews.

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 The Laotian People's Armed Forces (ກອງທັບປະຊາຊົນລາວ) were slow to introduce camouflage uniforms in the modern era, a tradition antedated by the Pathet Lao (ປະເທດລາວ) who typically wore khaki or olive green. It was not until the 2000s that the use of camouflage was first observed by any Laotian military forces, although today it appears the use of various designs has only increased over time.
-* The first camouflage pattern adopted by the Laotian People's Army was a hybrid of the [[leaf]] and [[woodland]] designs. This was originally seen at the Association of South East Asian Nations Summit (ASEAN) in 2009.
+* The first camouflage pattern adopted by the Laotian People's Army was a hybrid of the [[leaf]] and [[woodland]] designs. This was originally seen around 2004.
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