<P> Coast Guard units that engage in combat operations generally wear the Combat Utility Uniform (CUU) in a woodland or desert pattern and color scheme rather than ODUs . </P> <P> A 2006 issue of the Reservist magazine was devoted to a detailed and easy - to - understand graphical description of all the authorized uniforms . </P> <P> In 2008, ODUs were authorized for wear by the Commissioned Officer Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The uniform replaces the U.S. Navy working khakis NOAA Corps officers formerly wore . Sewn on insignia is worn in a fashion similar to the Coast Guard . </P> <P> In 2015, the ODU uniform became the daily work uniform on the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, replacing the old Battle Dress Uniform used by the U.S. Department of Defense from the 1980s to the mid-2000s . </P>

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