Congress is jumping into the camo debate. They're ordering new combat uniforms for troops in Afghanistan after hearing complaints that UCP doesn't work as well as it does in Iraq.
Army Times' congressional corespondent Rick Maze found the language in a report accompanying HR 2346, the 2009 supplemental appropriations act. Missing, however, is the source of funding for such a refit. Here's the whole article.
From the HR 2346 Conference Report:
The conferees understand that soldiers deployed to Afghanistan have serious concerns about the current combat uniform which they indicate provides ineffective camouflage given the environment in Afghanistan. Accordingly, the conferees direct that within funding made available the Department of Defense take immediate action to provide combat unifonns to personnel deployed to Afghanistan with a camouflage pattern that is suited to the environment of Afghanistan. The conferees further direct the Secretary ofthe Anny to provide a report on the program plans and budgetary adjustments necessary to provide appropriate unifonns to deployed and deploying troops to Afghanistan. The report shall be submitted to the congressional defense committees by the end of fiscal year 2009.
