Soldiers at Fort Bliss, Texas, can wear “boonie hats” to protect them from the sun, which shines an average of 302 days per year in El Paso. Check out our latest YouTube videos. Watch here 🎥 ...

In what could be the most significant move on uniforms since black socks for physical training uniforms, the Army's Fort Bliss in Texas approved the wear of the boonie cap on the installation. The ...

A soldier wears a "boonie hat" during Exercise Southern Vanguard 24 in Oiapoque, Brazil, on Nov. 15, 2023. (Spc. Joseph Liggio/Army National Guard) Sunburned necks and scorched ears no longer ...

The necks of airmen at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, will continue to scorch under the blistering summer sun after a request to let them don the military's iconic boonie hat was denied by higher ...

Maj. Gen. James P. Isenhower III, commanding general of the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, has authorized soldiers to wear boonie hats on the post and surrounding training areas since October ...

An airman's boonie hat rests on an M4 at a guard post in Southwest Asia in May 2017. (photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel/U.S. Air Force) Airmen at Nellis Air Force Base are out of luck for now.