22 jun 2026
Space Force to test new mess dress uniform this fall
A Space Force general donned a new mess dress that the service is testing for wear this fall, an official confirmed to Task & Purpose. The new mess dress uniform is black with silver buttons and embroidery. The lower sleeve-cuff area shows a diamond shape that outlines the same design on the service’s flag with the delta, globe, orbit, and Polaris star . Mess dress uniforms are the military equivalent of tuxedos or similar attire that would be worn to a black-tie event, according to Space Force uniform regulations . The uniform news was first reported by Air & Space Force Magazine.
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The Space Force’s top-ranked uniformed officer sported the service’s new mess dress uniform ahead of its formal wear testing this fall. Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman donned the first wear-test asset of the mess dress at the Air Force Weapons School graduation on June 13, a Department of the Air Force spokesperson told Military Times. The uniform, as worn by Saltzman during the ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada, can be worn for black-tie events.
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Top Space Force official wears new mess dress uniform ahead of its formal wear testing
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