GRAFENWOHR, Germany, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. Army officials in Germany say they are testing a new type of camouflage pattern for soldiers serving in Afghanistan.
The new "MultiCam" pattern is similar to the camouflage already being worn by British soldiers in certain parts of Afghanistan and is now being tested by U.S. soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment in eastern Afghanistan, the military newspaper Stars and Stripes reported Monday.
British military officials said its own "Multi-Terrain Pattern" will be issued to troops with the 4 Mechanized Brigade deploying to Afghanistan in March, the newspaper noted.
British Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth said in a statement: "This new camouflage will help our troops blend into different environments in Helmand province to stay hidden from the Taliban. Patrols take our troops through the Green Zone, scrubland, desert and arid stony environments and it is crucial that the camouflage can work across all of them."
Stars and Stripes said the U.S. Army is testing MultiCam along with a new iteration of its digital Universal Camouflage Pattern already featured on the Army Combat Uniform.
