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Marine M151A2 markings
tanknick22
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Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2017 - 04:55 PM UTC
Before the Marines and Army adopted the 4 color MERDC camo system
were the markings on Marine M151A2 jeeps yellow or were they black on them i knoiw they were yellow when the standard paint scheme was marine Corps green now the question is was there a interm period where they were changed to black before the introduction of the MERDC camo system?
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Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2017 - 05:47 PM UTC

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was there a interm period where they were changed to black before the introduction of the MERDC camo system?


Some seem to think so



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Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2017 - 07:25 PM UTC
I think it was either yellow or black, depending on when/where it was.

Another rebuild M151A2 w/yellow markings.


Here is an in-service M151A1 with yellow lettering as well.


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Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2017 - 07:58 PM UTC
I hit both Camp Pendleton and Camp LeJeune and never saw black markings, only yellow. That would have been '72-'78.

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