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Black Armoured Corps Armoured Corps (AU, BD, GR, HU, IN, IL, MY, NL, NZ, PK, ZA, SE, SZ, TR, UK), Navy (AU, NZ), Mechanized Troops (AF), Armored, Scouts, Some Engineers (BE), Armored & Mechanized (BR), Navy & Marines (BG), Gendarme (BG), Armoured & Navy (CA), Special Operations Forces, Commandos & Paratroopers, Missile & SSK Navy (CL), Marines (CN), Lancero Instructors; Airborne Navy Marines (CO), Military Police (HR, CZ), Combat troops (armour, recon and infantry) (DK), Military Black Police; Navy Marines (EC), Armoured Brigade (FI), Military schools & Armored (FR), Armored (DE), Coast Guard (IE), Calvary (ID, NL), Permanent Defence Forces (IE), Army less Aviation (IT), Special Forces and Navy Paratroopers (MX), Panzer Battalion, Intelligence Battalion (NO), Ranger (PH), Armored & Artillery (PL), Calvary (PT), Marines, Special Militia (RU), Army Special Warfare, Reserve, US Augmentees (KR), Airborne Brigade (ES), Signals & Headquarters (SZ), Army (US), Tactical Air Control Party (USAF), Army (VE) Aquamarine Army Military Police (ID) Beige Logistics & Engineers (BR), Special Air Service (UK) Air Force (AU), Military Institute of Engineering (BR), Air Force, Army Aviation, Military Bands (FI), Rapid Response (IS), Military Police (IL), Blue Army Aviation (IT), Royal Gendarmerie (NL), Navy (PT), Royal Guard (ES), Helicopters (SE), Air Force Academy & Civil Air Patrol (US) Blue, Air Force Air Force (CA), Air Defense (NO) Blue, Cambridge Army Air Corps (UK) Blue, cobalt Logistics & Administration (BE) Blue, dark (near Navy (NL) black) Army Aviation (AR), Other Personnel (AU, BD), Artillery & Military Academy (BE), Navy & Naval Infantry (BE), Navy Specialized Research & Analysis (BG), Air Force Ground Troops (CL), Navy, Public Security Police SWAT (CN), Navy (HR, DK, FI, IL, MY, NO), Air Force (CZ),Army Aviation (Aviación del Ejército); 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logistics troops; maintenance troops; Claret territorial troops (SZ) Crimson Military Police (HU) Transmission troops and some engineer units (BE), Mountain Infantry (BR), Logistics, Medical troops (CZ), Dress for Dark Green (EC), Army Aviation Corps (IN), Air Force (IL), Operational Mobile Reaction Gray Group (PL), BRILAT (Infantry) (ES), “Military Security”: military police, fortification maintenance personnel, NBC specialists, special military security (Festungswachkorps) (SZ), Special Operations Weather Technicians (USAF) Gray, blue Air component (BE), Air Force & Airborne (CN), Air Force (NL) Gray, dark Royal Army Nursing Corps (UK) Gray, light Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Gray, pike NBC Defence School (AF) Gray, Steel Combat Engineers (ID), Air Force (PL) 2 Paracommando, Field Artillery Commando (BE), All Other Army Units (BR), Mountain (CL), Counter-guerilla (CO), Joint Staff with gold badge & Special Operations Battalion (HR), Support troops; artillery; signal (EW); engineers; Army Home Guard; Infrastructure Home Guard (DK), Coastal jägers (FI), Commandos, Marines, Foreign Legion (FR), Special Forces (including Commandos, Marines and Green Parachute despatchers/riggers) (GR), Paratroopers (HU), Infantry regiments (except light infantry and rifles) (IN), Navy and Army Special Forces (IT), Commandos (NL), Infantry (NZ), Army general use (PL), Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance (KR), Special Operations (ES), Infantry (SZ), Gendarmerie (TR), Adjutant General & Provost Marshall (UK), jungle troops, counter-insurgency troops (caribes), special forces units (Army) (VE) Green & All other Army units (AR) camouflage Green, Infantry (BD) Bangladesh Green, bottle Army Ranger Wing (IE) Green, Amphibious Corps (Marines and Commandos) (SE), Special Boat Commando Service, Commando-qualified all services (UK) Green, Cypress Intelligence Corps (UK) Commando (AR), Medical (BE), Reconaissance (CZ), All Other Army Units (EC), Infantry (including Airborne and Raider units) (ID), Infantry (including Airborne and Raider units) (ID), Intelligence & Green, dark/deep Broder Police (IL), GICO and other specialized units in Guardia di Finanza (IT), Army less Special Forces (MY), Border Special (RU), Infantry (ZA), Mountain Brigade (ES), Cavalry, which includes the army ranger battalion, the ISTAR-unit, Airmobile battalion, military police and the ceremonial guard. Also worn by the Airforce Ranger unit (SE), African & Gurkha Rifles (UK) Green, emerald Paratroopers (PT) Green, grass Infantry (AF) Green, grass Special Operations Forces (PT) Green, jungle Special Forces (US) Other ground forces (CZ), Reserve Defence Forces (IE), Border Guards Green, light (PL) Green, light Nahal & Caracal Units, various educational positions (IL) (lime) Green, Lovat Special Reconnaissance Regiment (UK) infantry units, including Jägertruppe, Panzergrenadiere (armoured Green, moss infantry), and ceremonial guards (Wachbataillon des Heeres); military bands (DE), Artillery (ID) Jagerbataillon (AF), Ardennian Rifles (BE), Ground Force (CN), Army Green, olive and Rapid Deployment, Units Abroad, Frontier jägers (FI), General troops (IL), Other Army and Home Guard (NO) Green, pale Special Forces/Airborne (PH) Green, Pewter Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape (USAF) Regiment (AU), Other Army Units (CA), Light infantry and rifle Green, rifle/CF regiments (IN), Ground Self Defense Forces (JP) Green, Sherwood Commando (AU), Army Special forces (MY) Green, umbra Borderguard (with Russia) & Ranger Company (NO) Green, yellow Army Sports Center (AF) General Service (BE, obsolete), Various including Artillery and Foot Khaki Guards (UK) Paracommandos (BE), Paratroopers (BR, CA, IT, MX), Armoured (CL), Special Forces (CO), Rapid Deployment & Special Forces (CZ), Hunter Corps & Special Forces (DK), Parachute jägers or special jägers (FI), Special & Airborne, Air Mobile (DE), Army Aviation (GR), Paarachute Regiment & Special Forces (IN), Army & Paratroopers (MY), Airmobile Maroon (NL), Army Ranger Command(NO), Army Air Defence (PK), Airborne & 1st Special Commando (PL), Military Health Services (ZA), Air Force Special Air Rescue Team (KR), Parachute Range School (SE), Special Forces (TR), Parachutes (UK), Airborne (US), Pararescue (USAF), National Guard (VE) Maroon, dark Special Services Group (PK) Mustard Military Emergencies Unit (ES) Civil defence troops, Engineering Brigades (CZ), Air Force Special Orange Troops (PASHKAS) (ID), Home Front Command (IL), Search & Rescue (RU), Military Police (ZA) Orange, Blaze Search & Rescue Technicians (CA) Pink Naval elite special troops (MY) Plum Parachute Regiment, Special Forces (ZA) Purple (Magneta) Marine Corps (ID), Givati Brigade (IL) Paratroops (AR), Army (BG), CAPF Provincial Women Special Police Corps (CN), Presidential Guard (HR), Military Police (DK, IE, NO), Paratroopers and Special Operations Forces (EC), paratroopers (FR), support units, including artillery, engineers, intelligence, psychological operations (Operative Information), anti-aircraft, Red supply, NBC protection, signals, electronic warfare, transport, topography, and military police (Feldjäger) (DE), Paratroopers, General Staff (IL), Carabinieri Hunters and Tuscania Squadron (Military Police Special Raid Units) (IT), Medical Corps (PK), Commandos (PT), Air Force Combat Control Team (KR), Army and Navy Musicians (SE), Artillery (SZ), Presidential Guard , Airborne (VE) Red, bright Military Police (BE) Red, coral Military Police (AF) Red, dark Special Forces (ID), Rescue
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