When were camoflouge uniforms first used by American soldiers?

Answer 1

Camouflage pattern uniforms were in use in the Pacific Theatre during the Second World War. However, they never saw use in the European Theatre out of fears that US soldiers would be mistaken for German and Italian soldiers, who themselves made use of camouflage uniforms. The Marine Corps adopted the M65 ERDL (predecessor to the BDU uniform) in 1965. In 1981, the Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) was adopted uniformly throughout all branches, using a variation of the ERDL pattern known as the M81 pattern (and often referred to as the woodland pattern).

Answer 2

It was first used in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. However, it was never made standard issue. The M65 ERDL pattern and "Tiger Stripe" uniforms were offered to select units during the Vietnam War, and the US Marines adopted the M65 ERDL pattern as standard after the Vietnam War, but it wasn't until the adoption of the Battle Dress Uniform - rendered in the M81 "woodland" pattern - in 1981 that a camouflage uniform became standard in the Army, although the uniform was initially manufactured only in the intermediate pattern, while the solid olive drab OG-507 uniform continued to be the standard for tropical environments until temperate pattern BDU uniforms became available.

Answer 3

The ACU was first fielded in February of 2005.