Army Combat Uniform

Army Combat Uniform
A U.S. soldier wearing the Army Combat Uniform (ACU) in the Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP)
Type	Combat uniform
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	2015–present (OCP ACU) 2009–2019 (OEF-CP ACU) 2005–2019 (UCP ACU)[a]
Used by	U.S. Army U.S. Air Force U.S. Space Force U.S. Navy (individual augmentees) U.S. Department of Defense (civilians and contractors)[1]
Wars	War in Afghanistan Iraq War Operation Inherent Resolve
Production history
Designed	2004 (UCP ACU) 2008 (OEF-CP ACU) 2014 (OCP ACU)
Variants	Hot Weather Combat Uniform[2][3]

The Army Combat Uniform (ACU) is the current combat uniform worn by the United States Army, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Space Force. Within the Air Force and Space Force, it is referred to as the OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern) Uniform, rather than the Army Combat Uniform.^[4]

First unveiled in June 2004, it is the successor to the Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) and Desert Camouflage Uniform (DCU) worn from the 1980s and 1990s through to the mid-2000s, respectively. It is also the successor to the Airman Battle Uniform for the U.S. Air Force. Initially, it was made with the Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP), but due to its ineffectiveness it was replaced by the Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP). ^[5]

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