This item of clothing is known in English as a "boonie hat" and in Spanish it is usually called a "chambergo". Obviously, throughout history many wide-brimmed hats of different types have been used in ...

However the military has strict rules for when troops are allowed to wear the hats. For the Air Force, regulations dictate that airmen can wear boonie hats while deployed or when authorized by a ...

While the boonie hat started as purely functional ... could hold foliage to help troops better camouflage themselves among nature. The U.S. military continued to issue the hat in various materials ...