Saturday, April 11, 2026

The Desert Battle Dress Uniform (DBDU)

The Desert Battle Dress Uniform (DBDU) U.S. arid-environment camouflage battle uniform that was used by the United States Armed Forces from the early 1980s to the early to mid 1990s, most notably during the Persian Gulf War. Although the U.S. military has long since abandoned the pattern, Wikipedia says it is still in use by other militaries in the world.
From Wiki: “The Desert Battle Dress Uniform was designed in 1970 and uses a camouflage pattern known as the Six-Color Desert Pattern or colloquially as Chocolate-Chip Camouflage and Cookie Dough Camouflage. The camouflage received its nickname because it resembles chocolate-chip cookie dough. It is made up of a base pattern of light tan overlaid with broad swathes of pale green and wide two-tone bands of brown. Clusters of black and white spots are scattered over, to mimic the appearance of pebbles and their shadows.” 

To Cederq: This is what I wore in the Sinai desert during my 6 month tour with a member of the MoFO. 

The Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) is an international peacekeeping force overseeing the terms of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. The MFO generally operates in and around the Sinai peninsula, ensuring free navigation through the Straits of Tiran and the Gulf of Aqaba, and compliance with the other terms of the Egypt–Israel peace treaty.



8 comments:

  1. Ah MFO, did you ever have Arab kids try to trade you old munitions for candy?

    Exciting as some looked like Africa Corps stuff.

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    1. Yes we did. Some of that stuff looked dangerous as shit and they were just carrying it around on camels. The Bedouin kids would try to trade it for candy and food.

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  2. I am glad I didn't have to wear that. Not the most alluring or stylish... Give me old green fatigues any old day... I don't even like the newer BDUs that look like pajamas with all the Velcro.

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    1. I kind of liked it. It did blend in VERY WELL with the terrain, better than you would think. I like the regular BDU's much better though. I don't know where they were getting the boots from that we wore but they were the most comfortable military boots I've ever worn and there wasn't no shining them. Against the regulations.
      I don't want anything with velcro on a military uniform, never saw that before.

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  3. I still have a set tucked away in my snapshots in history bag...unless the wife threw them away.

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    1. I've got a set in the closet. I don't know why, but they're there.

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    2. You guys can go out in the desert and play desert rat to your heart's content!

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    3. I would hate to be forced to have to crawl around in the desert these days ... with my oxygen concentrator strapped to me where my gas mask should be,

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