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08 NOV 2026
The MA-1 Flight Jacket
The MA-1 flight jacket: why jets made leather obsolete, the sage green shell and safety-orange lining, MIL-J-8279, and how a USAF jacket became a street classic.
08 NOV 2026
Rhodesian Brushstroke
Rhodesian Brushstroke: the hand-painted-looking camo that sanctions forced Rhodesia to print for itself, the Bush War uniforms that went with it, and why the Marines considered it.
03 OCT 2026
The Government’s Workhorse: The Learjet 35A and the C-21A
Wars are not sustained solely by fighters, bombers, and transports. They are also sustained by the small aircraft that spend years carrying the people and things everyone else needs to keep moving.
The C-21A was one of those aircraft.
03 OCT 2026
Combat Diving: Turning The Tide Of War From The Void
Nothing is more concealing than the deep void of the ocean waves, nor is anything more suffocating. If a nation can brave the depths of the aquatic beast, it can tame its waves and turn the tide in its favor....
12 SEP 2026
The Greek Lizard
THE GREEK LIZARD A camouflage pattern built for the Mediterranean CASE FILE // GREECE Among the many camouflage patterns produced during the Cold War, few are as dynamic as the Greek military's distinctive Lizard pattern. Developed for use by the...
25 MAR 2025
The History of Flecktarn
FLECKTARN A camouflage pattern built for post soviet Germany CASE FILE // GERMANY Before World War II, the German Heeresversuchsamt: or Army Testing Office, beganresearching new concealment techniques. This research was conducted in 1931. Throughout the war, the Heeresversuchsamt and Waffen-SS...
12 FEB 2025
Irish DPM
LUCK OF THE IRISH: A camouflage pattern built for the Ireland CASE FILE // IRELAND In March 2000, the Irish Defense Force adopted a new camo pattern to separate itself from the Olive Green fatigues worn prior because nothing screams...
12 FEB 2025
What is French CCE?
THE FRENCH CCE: A camo made for the woodlands of Europe CASE FILE // FRANCE Introduced in 1991, the French Armed Forces introduced CCE (Camouflage Centre-Europe) their next-generation camouflage pattern. This woodland camo became a staple of the French military...