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New uniforms for the army, eh?<\/a> Interesting stuff. New “digital” camouflage patterns, lots of velcro and adaptations for body armor, tan no-shine boots. Interesting.<\/p>\n

Well, actually, it looks a little dorky (and looks even dorkier with <\/i>the battle armor). But, then, everyone thought the new helmets looked awful when they were introduced a while back, too.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, some cool tech stuff as part of the same program is on display here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New uniforms for the army, eh? Interesting stuff. New “digital” camouflage patterns, lots of velcro and adaptations for body armor, tan no-shine boots. Interesting. 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