HomeHi All, Here's a 3 Color DBDU set from my Gulf war collection, I thought you might like to see,Jacket dated 1991 and trousers 1990, through previous research I am aware these were used by the USAF,enjoy;)
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Gulf91
thunderchild
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Easy Gee
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3 Color DBDU
Easy Gee- Colonel
- Name : Gary
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Easy Gee- Colonel
- Name : Gary
Age : 55
Location : UK
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USMC used Jacket.
bravo_2_zero- Senior Lieutenant
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The 1990 sets do seem to have been a USAF issue at first. I wonder it was done this way to stop confusion on the front line within soldiers ?
thunderchild- Senior Sergeant
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very nice gary
Gulf91- Colonel
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Were they issued/used during Desert Storm?
bravo_2_zero- Senior Lieutenant
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Gulf91 wrote:Were they issued/used during Desert Storm?
Yes
Easy Gee- Colonel
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bravo_2_zero wrote:The 1990 sets do seem to have been a USAF issue at first. I wonder it was done this way to stop confusion on the front line within soldiers ?
It would appear to the case that USAF were issued this camo 1st, I can only assume that your theory is correct,as I can see no other reason for it,thanks for looking Mate!
Easy Gee- Colonel
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thunderchild wrote:very nice gary
Thanks Mate,glad you like them.
Easy Gee- Colonel
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Gulf91 wrote:Were they issued/used during Desert Storm?
Double yes, with of course the exception of my hunch that even though the USMC is dated gulf war, it may well have been issued for Somalia?????
Gulf91- Colonel
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Not doubting but would be interesting to see some period pics please if anybody has any of these being worn during Desert Storm.
bravo_2_zero- Senior Lieutenant
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Easy Gee wrote:bravo_2_zero wrote:The 1990 sets do seem to have been a USAF issue at first. I wonder it was done this way to stop confusion on the front line within soldiers ?
It would appear to the case that USAF were issued this camo 1st, I can only assume that your theory is correct,as I can see no other reason for it,thanks for looking Mate!
I can't find any photos as such of actual 3 colour deserts at the time period other than one. There is a photo where storming Norman shakes the hands of SAS members dressed in 6 colour choc chips and some sort of 3 colour desert hooded smock.
I remember on tv back in 1990/1 on the news you'd see ops rooms where Americans were dressed in choc chips, woodlands and just one or two wearing the new 3 colours.
bravo_2_zero- Senior Lieutenant
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Gulf91 wrote:Not doubting but would be interesting to see some period pics please if anybody has any of these being worn during Desert Storm.
bravo_2_zero- Senior Lieutenant
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On another note , I have an m65 3 colour desert dated 1989 and a matching PASGT flack vest cover.
Easy Gee- Colonel
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bravo_2_zero wrote:On another note , I have an m65 3 colour desert dated 1989 and a matching PASGT flack vest cover.
Sounds cool Mate, I have a 3 colour seabees used M65, and pasgt vest in same camo but I think mine are later dated, I wil have to dig them out of storage
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What's the smock that Norman is wearing?
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Martin wrote:What's the smock that Norman is wearing?
Can't 100% tell but it looks like a goretex style one. It's not the adventure tech reversible or we would see the night desert green hood. Maybe Norman was fielding some sort of prototype which wouldn't be uncommon.
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sh4pak- Junior Lieutenant
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Yep. I remember seeing 3 color used during briefings on TV, too. Seemed like only US officers had them at first, but that isn't too strange. First time I saw the blue NWU was on a Navy Commander at the Pentagon.
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mine http://stalkyusmilitaria.myblog.it/2013/05/03/desert-camouflage-uniform-dcu-1st-model/
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