“It is very majestic,” retired Marine Col. Thomas Connally said of the Marine Corps boat cloak, a garment so uncommon that its appearance at a formal ball can still stop conversations. The reaction ...

Few Marine uniform items are as recognizable and as rarely seen as the boat cloak, a full-length outer garment that appears mainly during Marine Corps birthday ball season. In a service already known ...

Female Marines could soon see more changes to their uniforms as service leaders consider modifying the classic A-line skirts they wear with certain looks. The Marine Corps is considering more changes ...

The Navy Midshipmen football team will unveil a new, snazzy uniform on 9/11 to pay homage to the Marine Corps on a day that Americans will reflect on the 20th anniversary of the worst attack on U.S.

A 91-year-old WWII veteran from Hempstead says he had one wish after he came back from the war: to receive his dress blue uniform. Vincent Long says he never received his dress blues because of racial ...

The Marine Corps is seeking input on whether small black umbrellas should be allowed with certain uniforms, potentially ending a long-held tradition of leathernecks toughing out the rain, even in ...

Why does the U.S. military have so many different uniforms? It's understandable that each branch would have its own dress outfit. And it makes sense to tailor battlefield clothing to the fighting ...