Camouflage is a resource used in the military field.
Camouflage is the action of hiding war material or troops with the purpose of deceiving the enemy.
Before entering fully into establishing the meaning of the term, we have to proceed to discover its etymological origin. In this case, we can say that it is a word that derives from the French camouflage .
Camouflage in military terrain
In the military field, camouflage seeks to ensure that soldiers or vehicles go unnoticed in the eyes of enemies. The purpose of the technique is to blend in with the environment. A green and brown uniform , for example, can be camouflaged by vegetation.
When camouflage is successful, soldiers, tanks, and aircraft can move undetected by enemy forces. In this way their operations are facilitated and they can even attack by surprise.
Camouflage is the biological phenomenon that allows certain animals to hide from their predators.
A biological phenomenon
In the case of animals and plants, camouflage is usually called the biological phenomenon that allows organisms to adapt to different contexts to hide from their predators.
Many beings have the ability to adopt the color of the environment: that is the case of chameleons . Other animals are already born with a color that helps them move through their habitat protected from potential predators.
Camouflage in fashion
It should be noted that the most common camouflage patterns, whether military or natural, are usually reproduced in clothing and accessories .
There are people who, for aesthetic reasons, choose to wear pants or t-shirts with motifs that refer to camouflage techniques. These patterns also appear on bags and suitcases. In these cases there is no intention to hide or go unnoticed, but rather it is a choice related to fashion and style.
A TV series
In the same way, we cannot ignore the existence of a television series called "Camouflage" . It is a North American production that aired during the 1980s , written by Glen A. Larson and directed by Phil Bondelli , among others.
It takes as its protagonist Dani Reynolds , a photographer who suffers the terrible loss of her husband. A pain that will be added to by discovering that he has been lying to her for years about his profession since he was an undercover CIA agent. A discovery followed by another: her husband has actually been murdered.
Precisely for this reason, he does not hesitate to hire the services of a marine to help him clarify what happened, so that he can provide support and thus discover who or who are responsible for this crime.
Jennifer O'Neill, Jon-Erik Hexum, Anthony Hamilton y Richard Anderson fueron los actores que encabezaron el reparto de esta serie que contó con un total de 22 episodios y que fue emitida por laC.B.S..