Military using civilian camo?

[scattergun]

Guys, just wondering if anyone has pics of U.S. Special Forces or others using commercially-available camo in combat operations?

I had heard through the rumour mill that some SOF guys were using King of the Mountain wool camo on mountain ops in A-stan.

Here's a pic of a hunter wearing the same camo that is rumoured to have seen action. This is top-of-the-line cold weather virgin wool hunting camo and what this guy is wearing would set you back over $1000 US.

http://www.kingofthemountain.com/hunt-images/ndbuck05.jpg

[Mark Sman]

That stuff does look warm, and I'm a big proponent of wool. But $1000 seems like alot of money.

[scrybe]

I have a wool set from Columbia similar to this, but minus the hood on the jacket:

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/content/Pod/00/58/12/p005812hz03.jpg

Set me back a couple hundred, but they are very nice.

I'm also curious to know if there is a confirmation on the SF uses though.

[HoboWithAK]

I'm almost positive you can find a picture of a guy wearing a HSGI Denali under some sort of hunting pattern jacket in Afghanistan. I think you can find it on the HSGI site, under real world photos or something like that.

[DE_Six]

^^I was about to say the same thing.

Here's the pic. :)

http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/519_1097190186_hunters2.jpg

[ChuckThunder]

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_020602-O-0000X-001.jpg