US Soldiers don't wear a flag patch on the left arm; just SSI an Qual Tabs.
On backpacks you would use a regular flag; but like Lerch says you can use whatever you can get your hands on.
As for the flags inside and outside OCONUS(ie bases in Germany, etc) it is the full color flag.
When deployed to a conflict/war (OEF, OIF) IR flags are worn.
As for when fighting an enemy that has Night Vision; dunno since the US hasn't fought an Enemy with the same NV capabilities as them. During the Invasion of Iraq they probably faced Iraqis with older Soviet NV; but I dunno if any Insurgents have picked up any NV from Iraqi Army stock. But either way IR patches, Veh Markings, etc were/are used.
Last edited by -Skeletor-; June 13th, 2009 at 10:24..
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