The Navy no longer requires women to wear skirts, even for formal events. They also no longer must pack skirts in the bags they carry to sea. Nor must they carry military-issued handbags.

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The Navy is rolling out new teams that will hear female sailors' concerns, advocate on their behalf, and focus on recruiting and retaining more women in the fleet.

Winkowski has cited the M134 backpack-fed Minigun—nicknamed “Ol’ Painless”—carried by Jesse Ventura’s Sgt. Blain Cooper in the 1987 action classic as inspiration for his design.