The US Night Desert craze started seemingly out of nowhere in 2018. Growing nostalgia (for lack of a better term) and interest in Operation Desert Storm led to the re-discovery of the Desert Night Camouflage (DNC) parka and pants issued to ground troops during the conflict. The pattern was funky, short lived, and had an interesting history, so naturally it started to become popular. How did a comically oversized jacket with no liner or pockets skyrocket in price? Because the pattern is neat. Here I’ll go over my custom DNC parka and share some history on “raid mod” uniforms.