![]() "When we do a wave fielding, you understand we also have to resupply the first wave because they start selling it," Mortlock said, adding that the third wave will come to stores Nov. The second wave of stores will get them Sept. The first wave of stores will receive OCP July 1. "The Army staff has coordinated which installations will get the uniforms at what time, and that will be detailed in the ALARACT that comes out," Mortlock said. To deal with it, the Army will supply OCP uniforms in three waves, he said. One of the challenges of the plan will be dealing with the production capacity of the industrial base, Mortlock said. The Army will begin to make OCP uniforms available to soldiers beginning July 1 in specific Military Clothing sales stores. Outfitting the Ranks with Improved OCP ACUs Once testing was concluded, Mortlock said there was "no difference" in performance between the new OCP and the OEF-CP, or MultiCam. The test involved identifying individuals wearing the different patterns at multiple ranges and settings. However, Mortlock said that the new OCP was tested against the Operation Enduing Freedom Camouflage Pattern, or MultiCam, in tests that included photo simulation -which involves the use of calibrated photos of the patterns to make a computerized test. ![]() "At the time, the government down-selected in stage two testing of Phase IV we only had the vendor selections and vendor families through that stage two testing," Mortlock said. OCP, the government's pattern, went through "parts of" the phase IV testing, Mortlock said. "It was submitted as part of the Phase IV study," Mortlock said, adding that "it was submitted in the 2011-2012 timeframe." ![]() Mortlock did provide some background on the development of OCP, which was formerly known as Scorpion W2. It has also been optimized for night-time operations."Īs far as the "visual, daytime characteristics, I'm not going to get into at this time," he said. When pressed to describe the visual differences between the two patterns, Mortlock would say only that OCP "has been optimized for performance across all the military operating environments that the Army may face. "The two patterns - the Operation Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern that currently deployed soldiers have and the Operational Camouflage Pattern coming out right now - the key point is they perform very similarly from a camouflage and concealment perspective," Mortlock said. The company later made small improvements to the pattern for trademark purposes and called it MultiCam. The new Operational Camouflage Pattern is similar to MultiCam because Crye developed the pattern with the Army for its Objective Force Warrior program in 2002. The Army renamed it the Operational Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern. The Army selected MultiCam, made by Crye Precision, in 2010 as the clear winner over several other patterns to issue to soldiers deploying to Afghanistan. One of the top contenders in the Phase IV testing was MultiCam, a unique blend of greens, browns and tans has been a favorite of Special Operations Command for a decade. "The Army hasn't made a final decision there yet, and there is no timetable to make that decision." OCP vs. "We have done extensive testing on what is the benefit of having the arid pattern and the dark woodland pattern to compliment the base Operational Camouflage Pattern," Mortlock said. The effort also studied the possibility of having a family of camouflage patterns, which consisted of bookend patterns around this base pattern, Mortlock said. ![]() The effort resulted in the selection of a base pattern that is designed to work well across multiple operating environments. It involved multiple years of testing of multiple patterns in a variety of operational environments. The service launched the effort in 2009 to find a replacement for the current Universal Camouflage Pattern, a pixilated pattern known for its poor performance in Afghanistan. 1, 2019.Īrmy senior leaders selected OCP after the service completed its exhaustive Phase IV camouflage effort in 2013, an effort that Mortlock described as "the most rigorous combat uniform camouflage testing in history." The goal will be to have every soldier outfitted with OCP camouflage uniforms by Oct. The new ACUs will also feature several new improvements such as a redesigned collar and shoulder pockets. Soldiers can begin wearing the new OCP uniforms once they go on sale at Military Clothing Sales stores July 1.
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