The United States Air Force updated its official dress code policy this month, in observance of religious practices, which will allow military personnel to wear turbans or hijabs as a part of the ...

Airman 1st Class Jaspreet Singh wears his newly approved US Air Force turban at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey in December 2019. Airman 1st Class Briana Cespedes/U.S. Air Force.

The turban is worn as a sign of religious respect but also as a practical matter, to bind up long hair. At least two requests for religious accommodation were denied by the Army in 2014. Sources ...

Airman 1st Class Jaspreet Singh, the first Airman at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey to wear a U.S. Air Force approved turban as a uniform item, stands in front of a fire truck at ...

The Air Force’s dress code has been updated to clear the way for an approval process for Sikhs and Muslims that would allow them to wear their articles of faith while serving. Finalized last ...

Airman 1st Class Jaspreet Singh wears his newly approved US Air Force turban at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey in December 2019. Airman 1st Class Briana Cespedes/U.S. Air Force.

New Air Force dress guidelines released Feb. 7, 2020 set standards allowing personnel to wear turbans, hijabs and beards. [ US Air Force ] Daniel Figueroa IV. Former Times Reporter.

Airman 1st Class Jaspreet Singh, the first Airman at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey to wear a U.S. Air Force approved turban as a uniform item stands in front of a fire truck at Fire ...