NAM.2013-11-19-10

Jacket, warm weather, Multi-terrain pattern (MTP), in service July 2011. Item in ‘The Black Bag’ holdall of clothing and equipment issued to soldiers deployed on operations. The MTP warm weather jacket is is part of the Personal Clothing System (PCS), designed to suit the different environments troops face on the front line. The material has been treated with Permethrin, a synthetic chemical that acts as an insect repellent. MTP camouflage is designed to blend with the range of environments in Afghanistan and was developed after extensive laboratory tests and field evaluations, which included aerial and scientific photography to provide the right colours and brightness for the new pattern. Computer modelling was used to represent the deserts and mixed environments in Afghanistan. MTP combat clothing replaced the previous Combat 95 uniform. £3,000 worth of contents selected through system of feedback from post-operational reports and trials conducted by the Infantry Trials and Development Unit which is staffed by personnel just back from operations

HERRICK, Operation, 2002-14 (Afghanistan 2001-2021)