The 10th SFG (A) is often seen wearing sophisticated overwhite systems made by the Swedish company Taiga (sold as Torraka in the US) featuring a white and grey version of the Swedish Armed Forces M/90 “splinter camo”. Army 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct winter survival training at Fort Carson Colorado. Members of this unit used overwhites developed by Kryptek in the company’s “Wraith” pattern. Airmen assigned to the 321st Special Tactics Squadron, 352nd Special Operations Wing provide support by fire for a simulated assault during Arctic winter training near Kiruna, Sweden, February 23, 2017. Other, commercially developed, snow camo / overwhite systems have also been seen in use with the US military, particularly within the special operations forces community – who have more flexibility and freedom with regards to the gear they can purchase and use. Tim O’Neill and Guy Cramer and has been in use with the Marine Corps for over a decade now. The “MARPAT-SNOW” camo pattern was developed by Dr. The USMC overwhite system also has a different pocket layout than the Army version – with cargo pockets only on the jacket. The US Marine Corps on the other hand uses a camouflage-printed 50D polyester fabric that is not semi-translucent, so the underlying uniform color doesn’t show through the material.
Note also how the disruptive MARPAT-SNOW camo print works perfectly against the background. Note how the DWR treated synthetic fibre overwhites used by the USMC (right) resist soiling better than the cotton fabric Swedish overwhites (left). A USMC participant in the Swedish Basic Winter Warfare Course step over a mound of snow during a long-distance march on skis in Arvidsjaur, Sweden, Jan.
The synthetic material is quite thin and semi-translucent however, so that the color of the underlying uniform shows through and affects the camouflage performance of the solid white over-garments. Cargo pockets have also been added to the overtrouser legs, which is a very practical addition. The current sets however use a lightweight, water/snow, and dirt resistant lightweight synthetic fabric that is much better than the 100% cotton material used for the previous 60 years. The current snow camo overwhites ensemble used by the US Army has not changed fundamentally since the Model 1951 sets issued during the Korean War. US Army paratroopers in Alaska, wearing the current style of overwhite system, prepare their equipment for an arctic exercise. Results from the study will then be used to guide future overwhite development and procurement. Such tests also usually measure the length of time it takes the observer to locate and identify the target individual. The imagery will be used in a probability of detection study in which soldiers will view the images under controlled settings to see if they can spot the person wearing the different overwhite systems. The purpose of this study was to capture images of the different overwhite systems in environments similar to areas where exercises and future conflicts may occur.
Camp Dawson in West Virginia and Fort Drum in New York were also used as locations in the study. WeinschenkĪbout a month ago, Tobyhanna Army Depot hosted a study to assess the effectiveness of snow camo “overwhite” in concealing soldiers from an array of sensors in different snow environment conditions. Tobyhanna, located in the Pocono Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania, was selected because the depot’s terrain resembles environments in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Representatives from PEO Soldier model the current USMC-issued MARPAT-Snow (right) and an un-named snow camo system (left) during the data collection effort at Tobyhanna Army Depot. Now the US Army has finally started to look into the subject of improved snow camo uniforms as well. Last week we showed you the new “SnoCam” overwhite system adopted by the Slovenian Armed Forces standard “SloCam”, last month we showed you the Finnish Defence Forces’ approach to snow camouflage, and we even got a rare look at the winter version of CADPAT a year ago too.
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