[3] The M1942 Frog Skin pattern was the United States military's first attempt at disruptive coloration camouflage.

[11] In 1961, the Cuban exiles Brigade 2506 were issued the Frog Skin pattern by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for the Bay of Pigs Invasion.

[11] During the Vietnam War, the United States Special Forces issued Frog Skin to the Montagnard for their guerrilla warfare activities.

[8] Army Special Forces advisers, sailors and Marines attached to the Military Assistance Command Vietnam — Naval Advisory Group and the CIDG also used it before Tigerstripe uniforms were issued.

[1] Feedback from American soldiers who used it said that the lighter color base stood out when moving in the dark jungle.