The U.S. Navy Watch Cap: A Winter Hat You Can Lose By Tim Heffernan Published: Feb 3, 2009 A winter hat does two things well: keeps your head warm and gets lost.

The ball cap is made of standard navy blue wool, synthetic, or blended fabric. 4. Commands may prescribe the eight-point cover with the NWUs for Sailors in formation at a ceremony or formal occasion.

Right now, the Navy’s iconic peacoat is manufactured by a handful of textile companies in the Northeast, one of which, Sterlingwear of Boston, in Massachusetts, was awarded $48 million dollars ...