That is what they are. I know that. But no one reading the article or the news cut would have a clue. For example, my wife read it and had no idea.
I wasn’t sure. But we’ve all seen footage of US & Allied troops marking their vehicles during combat operations to make them extra visible to their own aircraft and forward observers. But “invasion stripes” hearkens back to the crude paint roller jobs on allied aircraft for the Normandy Invasion.