A soldier wears a "boonie hat" during Exercise Southern Vanguard 24 in Oiapoque, Brazil, on Nov. 15, 2023. (Spc. Joseph Liggio/Army National Guard) Sunburned necks and scorched ears no longer ...

Maj. Gen. James P. Isenhower III, commanding general of the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, has authorized soldiers to wear boonie hats on the post and surrounding training areas since October ...

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Tom Griffin was among the boonie rats during the Vietnam War. He did three tours of duty there as an infantry commander and as an adviser to the South Vietnamese military.

HOUSTON – The FBI in Houston is seeking additional information in identifying a bank robber they have dubbed as the “Boonie Hat Bandit.” The suspect, FBI officials say, entered a First ...