In a wide-ranging interview with Navy Times reporters and editors March 10, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (AW/NAC) Mike Stevens talked about uniform standardization, possible changes to ...

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick West holds an all-hands aboard the USS Kearsarge during a visit to Naval Station Norfolk. West is wearing the Navy Working Uniform Type III.

And you can thank U.S. Fleet Forces Command, which is based here. “The effort started as a safety issue and it still is,” Fleet Master Chief Rick O’Rawe told Navy Times. “But right now ...

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith visits a Navy Exchange in Homeport Hampton Roads Iowa Estates, Va., during a military housing tour, Jan. 28, 2022.

The Navy is rolling out a five-year program aimed at "improving the design, form, fit, and function" of uniforms for women in the fleet, according to the service. The program, known as the Size ...

The Navy is still conducting wear tests of women's khaki pants for the chief's uniform, and officials said they were expected to be available for purchase at the end of 2017 or beginning of 2018.

Along with the new dress uniforms, the Navy will begin officially switching women to the traditional enlisted white hat in April 2016, when they will be issued to female recruits.

The Navy’s last major overhaul was during the rollout of the Navy working uniform type I and Navy service uniform in 2010, but smaller, incremental changes have occurred annually.

NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain — Navy sailors and officers might want to check themselves before they dress themselves. There are some new uniform regulations. The Navy announced Tuesday that the ...

More than 4,600 sailors are expected to be promoted to chief petty officer, Navy-wide, in Fiscal Year 2022. Only about 25 percent of those who are eligible actually end up getting the promotion.