Big news in the world of Army headgear: Soldiers at Fort Bliss, Texas can now wear “boonie” hats, which provide more protection from the sun than patrol caps. The Army allows commanders to decide ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The policy -- likely celebrated by junior enlisted there to the chagrin of soldiers elsewhere -- was approved in October, but the ...

A command’s novel approach to protecting troops from sun exposure in one of the nation’s warmest states has soldiers past and present weighing in on whether the boonie hat is the right fit for the ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 11, 2011) -- The voice of the Soldier has been heard: the Army announced the patrol cap will replace the black wool beret as the default headgear for the Army ...

Light colored camouflage United States Army patrol cap, size 7 1/2. Cap has a patch on the center of the front of the sideband. Patch at front is one black bar indicating the wearer as a first ...