The Air Force has created its own badge to recognize airmen who are combat divers, after relying on a Navy decoration to honor its own for the past 16 years.. Chief of Staff Gen. Charles "CQ ...

Airmen can now tell the Air Force their ideas on where they'd like to see improvements for uniforms, appearance standards, badges and patches and even jewelry, the service announced Thursday ...

As a temporary badge, it is equivalent to a joint command badge or an Air Force temporary duty badge. A lapel version of the badge will also be available for wear on civilian clothing.

The idea for the badge was first proposed in 1949, two years after the Air Force became a separate service. This established the National Guard as a joint organization, the release said.

The Air Force's revised regulations on dress and grooming authorize airmen to wear additional types of headgear with the flight duty uniform. (Michael Murphy/U.S. Air Force) ... of badges they can ...