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.

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Rank insignia, at minimum, must be pinned on or sewn on. The rank is worn centered on the front of the hat, left to right, and top and bottom. Nametape will not be sewn on the sun hat.

Soldiers wear sun hats, better known as boonies, during the the Jungle Operations Training Course at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii in 2021. Gen. James Isenhower III, commander of the 1st Armored ...

Updated Fri, August 2nd 2019 at 10:35 PM Bank robber 'Boonie Hat Bandit' hits a second location in West Valley City TOPICS: Bank Robbery Boonie Clothing Culture Fashion I (Almost) Got Away With It ...

Leota, who is being referred to as the “Boonie Hat Bandit,” was wanted in connection with the July 1 robbery of the Mountain America Credit Union at 1298 E. Murray Holladay Road, Unified ...