For the first time, the Air Force is allowing female airmen to wear pants instead of the traditional floor-length A-line skirt with their mess dress uniforms. The exception-to-policy memorandum, ...

Women in the Air Force now have the option of wearing pants with their semi-formal “mess dress” uniforms instead of a floor-length skirt, the service said Tuesday. Before the change in policy, which ...

Click to open image viewer. A navy blue mess dress jacket worn by Army Chaplain Louis J. Beasley. The jacket is double-breasted, with a notched collar and a wide lapel. The black lapel color indicates ...