Today, we think of khaki as comfortable casual wear but it was born out of military necessity and was ... the 95th – were outfitted in green jackets. This was a contrast to the scarlet uniforms ...

USA TODAY Network lists a brief history of U.S. military camouflage: 1898: During the Spanish-American War, the blue coats of U.S. troops ... uniform to the brown khaki worn by British troops ...