The presence of U.S. Marines in full uniform at a recent Mar-a-Lago event raised eyebrows online, but the Marine Corps clarified to Newsweek that the appearance was approved and nonpolitical.

The Marine Corps says the private companies that make military uniforms fell behind because of COVID-related labor shortages and inflation.

Female Marines were required to wear full-length, nylon pantyhose with skirts when they wearing their green service uniform or their formal dress blue uniform.