Kamas, alternatively known as belt-capes, functioned as skirt-like additions to armor, secured at the belt. As clone trooper Phase I armor evolved during its final days, blast-resistant kamas became part of the equipment for Clone Commanders, Clone Captains, clone commandos within Clone Force 99, and Advanced Recon Commandos, supplementing their standard gear. The Phase II armor also incorporated the use of a kama. Within the Shadow Collective, female members of the Mandalorian super commandos included kamas as a component of their standard armor. Subsequently, the cold weather assault stormtroopers of the Galactic Empire utilized insulating kamas, a practice mirrored by First Order snowtroopers. Furthermore, squad leaders among the Empire's coastal defender stormtrooper also wore kamas.