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-* During the period of 1991-1992, Moldova received considerable assistance from its cultural and physical neighbor, Romania, including a large quantity of Romanian M90 pattern camouflage uniforms. These uniforms were primarily utilized by Moldovan Police units, including the ''Brigada Separată de Poliție cu Destinație Specială'' or Fulger Brigade.
+* During the period of 1991-1992, Moldova received considerable assistance from its cultural and physical neighbor, [[Romania]], including a large quantity of Romanian M90 pattern camouflage uniforms. These uniforms were primarily utilized by Moldovan Police units, including the ''Brigada Separată de Poliție cu Destinație Specială'' or Fulger Brigade.
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 * A later version of the [[woodland]] design continued to utilize a varied color palette from the original American design, although evidence suggests these uniforms were being imported by this period.
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 * The standard camouflage pattern of the Moldovan Armed Forces continued to be a copy of the [[USA|US]] [[woodland]] design, which eventually bore strong similarity to the original m81. Beginning in the 2000s, modern uniform styling was adopted and the old Soviet/American BDU type designs were discarded.

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-* The standard camouflage pattern of the Moldovan Armed Forces since 1996 has been a copy of the [[USA|US]] m81 [[woodland]] design. The Soviet BDU-style uniforms are currently made locally, but may also have been imported from Asia or the Ukraine. Some mild color variations have been documented.
+* Circa 1996, the National Army began producing a version of the [[USA|US]] m81 [[woodland]] design for general service. The earliest documented examples were produced in Soviet-era factories of heavy cotton, and were printed in a color scheme somewhat different from that of the original American design.
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-* Another Ukrainian-designed pattern in use from 1991 to 1995 is a tricolor "swirl" design that has also been documented in use by [[Georgia|Georgian]] troops. It would seem this pattern only appeared in a lightweight combat uniform and field cap.
+* Originally conceived in the 1980s by the Soviets as a commercial design, this unique "swirl" or "marble" (мрамор) camouflage pattern began to see use in military uniforms around 1992-1993, entering production in both Russian and Ukraianian factories. This appeared in use with Moldovian units between 1991 and 1995. A dark green and brown swirled pattern on a khaki background, uniforms were also exported to [[Georgia]]. It would seem this pattern primarily appeared in a lightweight combat uniform and field cap.
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 * Since at least 2014, Moldovan peacekeeping troops have appeared in public wearing locally-made uniforms printed in a copy of the [[USA|US-designed]] tricolor desert camouflage pattern.

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		+	* During the period of 1991-1992, Moldova received considerable assistance from its cultural and physical neighbor, Romania, including a large quantity of Romanian M90 pattern camouflage uniforms. These uniforms were primarily utilized by Moldovan Police units, including the ''Brigada Separată de Poliție cu Destinație Specială'' or Fulger Brigade.
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	* The standard camouflage pattern of the Moldovan Armed Forces since 1996 has been a copy of the [[USA\|US]] m81 [[woodland]] design. The Soviet BDU-style uniforms are currently made locally, but may also have been imported from Asia or the Ukraine. Some mild color variations have been documented.		* The standard camouflage pattern of the Moldovan Armed Forces since 1996 has been a copy of the [[USA\|US]] m81 [[woodland]] design. The Soviet BDU-style uniforms are currently made locally, but may also have been imported from Asia or the Ukraine. Some mild color variations have been documented.

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 == Moldovan Camouflage Patterns ==
-* A derivative of the Soviet-designed TTsKO tricolor is known to have been worn by the Moldovan armed forces between 1991 and 1995. This variation, dark brownish-green and reddish-brown amoebic shapes on a tan or khaki background, appears to be specific to Moldova, although it may have been worn to a lesser degree by [[Azerbaijan]] and [[Georgia]]. Most of the early Moldovan camouflage uniforms were made by factories in the [[Ukraine]].
+* A derivative of the Soviet-designed TTsKO tricolor is known to have been worn by the Moldovan armed forces between 1991 and 1995. This variation, dark brownish-green and reddish-brown amoebic shapes on a tan or khaki background, appears to be specific to Moldova, although it may have been worn to a lesser degree by [[Azerbaijan]], [[Georgia]] and [[Tajikistan]]. Most of the early Moldovan camouflage uniforms were made by factories in the [[Ukraine]]. This design is sometimes referred to as "Transnistrian pattern."
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		+	* Another pattern seen widely in use since at least 2016 is the standard Russian Army ''Tsifra'' or ''Tetris'' pattern (единая маскировочная расцветка or EMR).
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 * Circa 2016, an unidentified special operations unit was observed wearing a copy of [[USA|USMC temperate MARPAT]], probably also sourced through Ukraine.
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