The first U.S. military uniforms date back to 1779 when General George Washington chose to use the blue uniform coat with state facing colors, and white waistcoat and breeches.

Enlisted women in ranks E-1 to E-6 must adopt the "Crackerjacks" jumper-style service dress blue with white "Dixie cup" hat by Jan. 31, 2020; female officers and chief petty officers must own the ...

Service tapes, breast insignia, ... crescent-shaped headgear with formal and dinner dress jackets. The black velvet tiara may be tiara is a unique piece of navy formal wear. Made of black velvet ...

Since May, sailors have purchased 276,000 black Navy rank tabs, nearly 20,000 per week, she said. The exchange command has 59,000 black rank tabs in stock with 69,000 on order, Sturkie said.

NORFOLK. A chief petty officer whom the Navy accused of wearing service decorations and insignia he didn’t earn has pleaded guilty to lesser charges after proving he did in fact receive some of ...

WASHINGTON — The Navy has lifted its ban on sailors keeping their hands in their pockets along with other uniform changes announced Wednesday in an updated service policy. “Sailors are ...

The Navy SEAL insignia is tough to earn and, except when the White House intervenes, easy to lose. By John Ismay It is a ritual that has been repeated at many funerals of Navy SEALs and dramatized ...

From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs: NAVADMIN 314/12, released Oct. 19, announced the Chief of Naval Operations' (CNO) decision to terminate the Service Dress Khaki (SDK) initiative. The ...