1. United States Army
   Mexican Naval Infantry
2. Canadian Armed Forces
   North America

The three-color desert camo pattern was introduced in the early 1990s for U.S. Army combat staff. Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait in 1990, leading to Operation Desert Storm, and U.S. troops needed a camouflage uniform to suit the desert environment.

1. East German National People's Army
   United States Army
2. Irish Defense Forces
   Rhodesian Security Forces

Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) is a camo pattern adopted in the mid-2010s by the United States Army. It is used as the U.S. Army’s main camouflage pattern on uniforms.

1. United States Navy
   Turkish Armed Forces
2. Peruvian marines
   French military

In 2016, the U.S. Navy started transitioning from the Navy Working Uniform (NWU) Type I to the NWU Type III. As of October 2019, all Sailors will be wearing the NWU type III as their primary working uniform.

1. U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps
   Australian Army
2. Irish Defence Forces
   French military

The Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform is the current official battledress camouflage pattern for the Australian Army. It was issued in 2014. The Australian military first started producing camouflage uniforms during the Vietnam War.

1. British Armed Forces
   United States Air Force
2. Turkish Armed Forces
   Canadian Special Operations Forces

The Airman Battle Uniform (A.B.U.) is a service-distinctive U.S. camouflage battledress uniform. It is primarily used by the United States Air Force.

1. Italian Armed Forces
   Russian Armed Forces
2. Dutch Marine Corps
   United States Navy

The Navy Working Uniform Type I (N.W.U.) is still currently used by the United States Navy, but it will be completely replaced with N.W.U. Type II in 2019. It is a “working” uniform, which means it was made to be more durable and utilitarian.

1. United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command
   South Vietnamese Armed Forces
2. Italian Navy
   Afghan National Army

U.S. Woodland is a camouflage pattern that used to be used by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. Today, it is used by the United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command.

1. People's Liberation Army
   Chilean Marine Corps
2. Bundeswehr
   Italian Air Force

The so-called Tropentarn, formerly known as Wüstentarn, is a camo pattern used by the unified armed forces of Germany, also known as the Bundeswehr.

1. Rhodesian Security Forces
   Belgian Land Component
2. United States Navy
   South Vietnamese Armed Forces

Specialized U.S. Navy units including the Navy SEALs, Seabees and Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen wear this pattern, which is known as the New Working Uniform (or N.W.U.) Type II.

1. Polish Armed Forces
   Canadian Armed Forces
2. Nigerian Navy
   Azerbaijani Armed Forces

Canadian Disruptive Pattern — Terrain Woodland (CADPAT TW) is a digital pattern generated by computers. It's used by the Canadian Armed Forces and is intended to protect against detection by night vision devices.

1. United States Armed Forces
   Chilean Marine Corps
2. Danish Armed Forces
   Singapore Armed Forces

The Desert Battle Dress Uniform was used by The United States Armed Forces from the early 1980s to mid-1990s. It was mostly worn during the Persian Gulf War.

1. United States Navy
   Turkish Armed Forces
2. East German National People's Army
   Australian Defense Force

Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform (DPCU), also known as "Auscam" or "jelly bean" camo is a five-color pattern used by the Australian Defense Force.

1. Finnish Defence Forces
   South African National Defence Force
2. United States Armed Forces
   Italian Air Force

The Desert Night Camouflage was used by the United States Armed Forces during the Gulf War. It’s a two-color grid camouflage pattern.

1. British Armed Forces
   Belgian Land Component
2. U.S. Marine Corps JROTC cadets
   Dutch Marine Corps

The Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) is used by the British Armed Forces and was first issued in 1960. It's also been used by a number of other armies worldwide, mainly in former British colonies.

1. Polish Armed Forces
   Rhodesian Security Forces
2. Waffen-SS
   U.S. National Counterterrorism Center

The Erbsenmuster or "pea-dot" pattern was one of the commonly used German World War II camouflage patterns. It was first issued to the Waffen-SS in 1944.

1. U.S. Navy
   Nigerian Navy
2. Tunisian Army's Special Forces Group
   Georgian Armed Forces

The Universal Camouflage Pattern (U.C.P.), also known as Digital Camouflage (digicam) or A.C.U.P.A.T. (Army Combat Uniform Pattern), is used by the United States Navy as well as the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force.

1. South Vietnamese Armed Forces
   Chilean Marine Corps
2. Irish Defence Forces
   Georgian Armed Forces

The Tigerstripe is a group of camouflage patterns developed for close-range use in dense jungle. The South Vietnamese Armed Forces created it, and U.S. Special Forces adopted it during the Vietnam War.

1. Mexican Naval Infantry
   U.S. National Counterterrorism Center
2. Danish armed forces
   Peruvian marines

Tactical Assault Camouflage (TACAM) is a camouflage pattern exclusively used by the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center.

1. South Vietnamese Armed Forces
   Italian Air Force
2. Finnish Defence Forces
   East German National People's Army

Flächentarnmuster, also called Kartoffelmuster (potato), or Blumentarn (flower), is an interesting pattern from the Flecktarn family of camouflage. It was worn by the East German National People’s Army.

1. Waffen-SS
   Azerbaijani Armed Forces
2. People's Liberation Army
   Danish Armed Forces

The Flecktarn series includes disruptive camouflage patterns with three, four, five, and six colors. Waffen-SS combat units wore the original German five-color pattern, which was designed to match Europe's woodland environment.

1. Finnish Defense Forces
   United States Marine Raiders
2. Turkish Armed Forces
   Canadian Special Operations Forces

Frog Skin is a battledress camouflage pattern. It was the United States military’s first attempt at disruptive coloration camouflage. It was first issued in 1942 to the Marine Raiders.

1. Nigerian Navy
   Polish Armed Forces
2. Italian Armed Forces
   Afghan National Army

The Afghanistan National Army (A.N.A.) issued the HyperStealth Spec4ce Afghan Forest pattern as their official camouflage pattern in 2010. This pattern was designed specifically to provide better protection at night.

1. South African National Defence Force
   Russian Armed Forces
2. Belgian Land Component
   People's Liberation Army

The Jigsaw camouflage pattern was originally mainly used by special forces and paratroops in Belgium and the Netherlands. The Belgian Land Component now wears it.

1. French Ground Army
   British Armed Forces
2. United States Armed Forces
   Chilean Marine Corps

The Lizard pattern ("TAP47 pattern" or "Leopard pattern" for the French) was first used by the French Ground Army on uniforms from 1947 to the late 1980s.

1. Georgian Armed Forces
   Finnish Defense Forces
2. East German National People's Army
   Belgian Land Component

Finnish Defense Forces use the M05 series of military camouflage patterns on uniforms and other equipment. The first M05 items were issued to troops in 2007.

1. Danish Defence
   Tunisian Army's Special Forces Group
2. Russian Armed Forces
   U.S. Marine Corps JROTC cadets

The M84 camouflage pattern used to be the official camouflage pattern of the Danish Defence. It was given the name "Model 1984," because it was presented in the year 1984.

1. U.S. National Counterterrorism Center
   French military
2. Dutch Marine Corps
   Mexican Naval Infantry

Marina Trans Jungle is a camouflage pattern selected by the Naval Infantry of Mexico in 2015 for their uniforms. It was previously known as the US4CES Transitional camouflage pattern.

1. Waffen-SS
   Italian Navy
2. Rhodesian Security Forces
   Afghan National Army

Leibermuster is a German military camouflage pattern. It was the last of a series of German World War II camouflage patterns, first used in 1945.

1. Singapore Armed Forces
   United States Marine Corps
2. Nigerian Navy
   Polish Armed Forces

The United States Marine Corps use MARPAT (short for Marine pattern). It’s a multi-scale camouflage pattern designed in 2001.

1. Belgian Land Component
   U.S. Armed Forces
2. Danish Armed Forces
   Mexican Naval Infantry

MultiCam is a camouflage pattern first unveiled and designed in 2002 for the use of the U.S. Armed Forces in various seasons, environments, elevations, and light conditions.

1. British Armed Forces
   Azerbaijani Armed Forces
2. Irish Defence Forces
   Tunisian Army's Special Forces Group

The Multi-Terrain Pattern (MTP) is used by the British Armed Forces as a camouflage pattern for equipment. This pattern was designed to be effective in a wide variety of terrains.

1. Rhodesian Security Forces
   U.S. National Counterterrorism Center
2. Canadian Special Operations Forces
   Turkish Armed Forces

The Rhodesian Brushstroke camouflage pattern was worn by members of the Rhodesian Security Forces from 1965 until 1980, when a vertical lizard stripe pattern replaced it. The former country of Rhodesia is now the modern-day nation of Zimbabwe.

1. South African National Defense Force
   United States Air Force
2. South Vietnamese Armed Forces
   Finnish Defense Forces

Known as the “Soldier 2000”, this pattern is used by the South African National Defense Force (SANDF). It was designed for all terrains and seasons encountered across South Africa.

1. Italian Armed Forces
   Moldovan Special Forces
2. Hellenic Armed Forces
   Singapore Armed Forces

The Hellenic camo pattern, also known as the "Hellenic Lizard," is among the rarest camouflage patterns. It was introduced in the mid-1970s and is used by the Hellenic Armed Forces.

1. German Airforce
   French military
2. United States Navy
   Italian Air Force

Germany developed the Splinter camouflage pattern (also called Splittermuster or simply Splittertarn) in the late 1920s. It was issued to all Wehrmacht units, especially to the German Airforce.

1. South Vietnamese Armed Forces
   U.S. National Counterterrorism Center
2. Afghan National Army
   British Special Forces

The Brushstroke military camouflage pattern was developed for use by British paratroopers during World War II. It was the favorite design of the British Special Forces in the 1960s.

1. United States Marine Raiders
   Australian Defence Force
2. East German National People's Army
   Georgian Armed Forces

The Duck Hunter is a favorite camouflage pattern among, you guessed it, duck hunters. However, it was originally known as U.S. M1942, a design used by the United States Marine Raiders.

1. Russian Armed Forces
   German Airforce
2. Dutch Marine Corps
   United States Navy

This camouflage was designed to evoke the image of falling rain. The German Airforce experimented with rain-inspired camouflage patterns in World War II, but this pattern became widely used during the Cold War.

1. U.S. Marine Corps JROTC cadets
   West German Army
2. Singapore Armed Forces
   South African National Defence Force

The Flecktarn camo pattern became a standard issue for German troops in the 1970s. The leopard pattern was worn by the West German Army originally, but it took Europe by storm the same way Woodland did in North America.

1. Georgian Armed Forces
   U.S. Marine Corps
2. Moldovan Special Forces
   Irish Defence Forces

The E.R.D.L. pattern is also known as the "Leaf" pattern. It’s a camo pattern developed by the United States Army its Engineer Research & Development Laboratories in 1948.