Much like other military-inspired garments, military berets can give off a slightly edgy vibe. How to wear your hair: With their structured shape, military berets call for an equally sophisticated ...

The 5th Special Forces Group is headed back to its Vietnam past for its future beret flash. The all-black U-shaped shield it has worn on its Green Berets since the mid-1980s is being retired in ...

The Army's chief of staff announced yesterday that black berets--now worn only by an elite infantry unit, the Rangers--will become standard headgear for all soldiers next year, including cooks ...

Army’s 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade (Image: U.S. Army) The Army's chief of staff may soon decide on the specific shade of brown beret that will be worn by soldiers in the new Security ...

U.S. Army Special Forces green beret. U.S. Army Special Forces have worn the green beret since 1953 when Special Forces Maj. Herbert Brucker designated it as their headgear.

Army Maj. Gen. Gil Ferguson, commander of the 1st Special Forces Command at Fort Liberty, N.C., hands a new Special Forces soldier his Green Beret at a graduation ceremony Jan. 23, 2025, for those ...

The U.S. Army Special Forces regiment welcomed more than 120 men into its brotherhood during a Special Forces Qualification Course graduation ceremony May 17 in Fayetteville, N.C.

The name comes from the distinctive head gear used, which are of course, green berets. According to the Army Times, the group was formed in 1952 as part of the Army’s Psychological Warfare Division.

“The Green Beret was originally designated in 1953 by Special Forces Major Herbert Brucker, a veteran of the OSS,” records note.. “Later that year, 1st Lt. Roger Pezelle adopted it as the ...