US ACU (Army Combat Uniform) Shirt - MILITARY SURPLUS

The Army Combat Uniform (ACU) is the current (as in 2025) combat uniform worn by the United States Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force and some elements of the U.S. Coast Guard. Within the Air Force and Space Force.

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) only, but due to its ineffectiveness it was replaced by the Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP).

Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP)
The ACU originally used the Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP), which used a pixelated pattern of tan, gray and green (Desert Sand 500, Urban Gray 501 and Foliage Green 502) and was intended to work in desert, woodland, and urban environments In 2010, the ACU received some improvements to pockets and such.

For uniforms, the pattern was fully phased out and replaced by the Operational Camouflage Pattern on September 30, 2019, though UCP remains in service in limited capacities such as on some cold weather overgear and older body armor.

Please note: as these are military surplus there may be some colour, quality and style variation to the image shown.