By ROBERT TOMKAVAGE | The Times-Tribune | Published: February 21, 2021 (Tribune News Service) A military camouflage uniform testing exercise held at Tobyhanna Army Depot last month will help ensure service members remain safe when engaged in future battles. The facility in
Monroe County, Pa., was selected as a data collection site by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after its analysis discovered the area s terrain closely resembles potential combat environments in the Baltic region of
Europe, said And the snow on the ground helped. The testing was part of an ongoing study to determine the effectiveness of military overwhite uniforms. The attire, also known as snow camouflage, is designed to conceal soldiers from different types of night vision sensors.