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Air Force mess dress pants for women

Skirting Tradition: Air Force OKs Mess Dress Pants for Women

Aug. 5, 2020 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
Women serving in the Air Force and Space Force may now wear pants with their mess dress uniforms, the Department of the Air Force announced Aug. 4. Previously, these service members’ only option for mess dress bottoms was a floor-length skirt. “We hear you,” Chief ...

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