His WWII Navy uniform was in tatters. A seamstress made him a new one, and he wore it on his 97th birthday. ... cutting pieces for a sailor’s dress top and pants, ...

The enlisted Navy uniform briefly became a variation on the corporate suit and tie in the years after World War II. The exhibit says sailors soon complained that the businessman-style attire was ...

Bell-bottoms, another iconic aspect of classic Navy uniforms, supposedly were implemented in the 1800s to distinguish sailors from civilian fashion. Perhaps unintentionally, bell-bottoms proved ...

George Mendonsa, the Navy sailor whose passionate kiss in Times Square symbolized a nation's exuberance over the end of World War II, has died. He was 95. The photographer never got the name of ...

Another new year is around the corner, and so too is another new Navy uniform. Starting in November and December, the Navy will begin rolling out the Two-Piece Organizational Clothing ...

SAN DIEGO -- The Navy has lifted its ban on sailors keeping their hands in their pockets -- a policy rule that drew wide dislike and some internet mockery. The change was announced Wednesday ...

The Navy has run out of trousers for sailors’ off-base uniforms because of supply chain problems — and they likely won't get new ones until next year, officials said.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the USNS Harvey Milk will be renamed after a World War II sailor who ...

At 17 years old, Joseph “Joe” Spotswood falsified his paperwork to join the Navy in 1944 as World War II was in full swing. He was aboard the USS Augusta during the Normandy invasion and took ...

Matt Gutman of Allentown poses in his Navy uniform Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, in Allentown. Mathias F. Gutman, a son of Yugoslavian immigrants, left Allentown High School in 1943 to join the Navy.

The Cadets will wear uniforms inspired by the 1st Armored Division during World War II. ... Army football reveals WWII-themed uniform for Navy matchup. ... This sailor requested leave to get his ...

Once, 800 sailors called the World War II ship home. Most of them are gone. On Friday morning at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park, Almquist slowly made his way to face all that is left of his old ship ...