as the double-breasted wool peacoat that sailors have worn in some variation since the United States broke away from Great Britain. That was, at least, until the Navy announced in August 2016 that ...

In August 2016, the Navy announced that it would start phasing out the pea coat this year as it transitions to a black, synthetic, cold-weather parka as official outerwear by Oct. 1, 2020.

The statue “A Lone Sailor” by Stanley Bleifeld wearing the iconic US Navy peacoat. Congress is questioning the Navy’s decision to phase out the peacoat – its best-known piece of outerwear ...

Time is running out to save the iconic United States Navy pea coat. As of Oct. 1, the pea coat will become an optional component of enlisted sailors’ seabags, replaced by a synthetic cold ...

The peacoat is a staple of maritime service as timelessly fashionable as it is warm. If you enlist in the Navy, you can get one from Supply for free; if you’re a civilian, you can head to an ...

“a fashion personality,” got caught in the rain without a coat and bought a double-breasted navy reefer jacket from a sailor. By the 1850s, the peacoat had become popular in the United States ...

11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington D.C., people want to show their patriotism with a Navy-inspired coat. Several theories abound about the name of the peacoat. According to the ...

The Navy announced in August 2016 that it would ... produce the parka at Propper’s manufacturing plant in Puerto Rico. “For us, as this peacoat drifts to Puerto Rico, it signifies a shift ...