1.   He was also first with that new Riddell headgear.

2.   Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric Shinseki ordered the new headgear late last year, saying the beret would be a symbol of excellence.

3.   Capt. Melanie Sloan, who works in a blood bank at Fort Bragg, said the new headgear would be appreciated by hospital workers.

4.   Infantry soldiers smiled as they adjusted their new headgear and stuffed their old baseball-style field caps into their pockets.

5.   Soldiers carefully positioned their new black berets on Thursday as the Army adopted a new headgear that symbolizes a new philosophy in a new era.

6.   The proposal to replace it with new headgear comes from a police equipment working group.

7.   Bennett said the new proposed headgear, made of plastic and polystyrene and incorporating a personal radio, is too radical.