A Pentagon test group is eyeing these ballistic ball and patrol caps for troops

The protective hats could shield service members facing threats in places where patrol caps, not helmets, are the norm.
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Bye-bye, beret: Switch to patrol cap brings mixed feelings

FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- Last week, after 10 years of the beret, the patrol cap became the official headgear of the Army Combat Uniform again. But, Fort Jackson Soldiers should not pack away their berets ...
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Army ditches berets in favor of patrol cap

COLUMBIA -- It's hot, it doesn't keep the sun out of your eyes, and you need two hands and a mirror to make sure it's on straight. After 10 years of complaints, the Army is all but ditching the black ...
Air Force Times

Welsh sports a blocked patrol cap. Will you?

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III shakes hands with Staff Sgt. Matthew Rompca, 355th Fighter Wing protocol as Betty Welsh looks on, upon arriving at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., ...
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South Korea army to replace beret with patrol cap after heat, comfort concerns

The Army is pushing a plan to phase out the less efficient beret and pursue the reassignment of the patrol cap as the standard service cap. According to materials submitted by Democratic Party of ...