Army chief dispels rumors, misconceptions about SFAB berets, tabs. ... Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley — a Green Beret himself — told Army Times in a Monday phone interview.

This is not the first time the Army has dealt with a tradition-flouting beret controversy. In 2001, all U.S. soldiers were ordered to wear a black beret by then-Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric Shinseki.

U.S. Army Special Forces green beret. U.S. Army Special Forces have worn the green beret since 1953 when Special Forces ... According to the U.S. Army, SFAB soldiers fight side by side with their ...

The Army has not issued a formal statement about the SFAB beret color, but Ophardt released the following comments that Milley posted to a recent Army Times story on the subject: ...

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade unveiled a new brown beret at the unit’s activation ceremony Feb. 8 at Fort Benning, Georgia.

The SFAB will wear brown berets, a common shoulder sleeve insignia and unit specific distinctive insignia to recognize these specialized units whose core mission is to conduct training, advising ...

I have a hard time picturing Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, a no-nonsense guy with plenty on his plate, taking time out of his busy day sorting through color swatches.

U.S. Army' ... Unlike previous such efforts — which supplemented the Green Berets, ... The 1st SFAB and the other brigades planned like it weren’t designed with only Afghanistan in mind.

HUA HIN, Thailand — As Soldiers from the Royal Thai Army gather to discuss a recent training event with their U.S. Army counterparts, one U.S. Soldier in particular stands out from the other 200 ...

The embattled commander of the Army’s 5th Security Forces Assistance Brigade was fired last week after a service investigation into toxic leadership claims, according to an Army statement Monday.

The controversy began when an image of an olive-greenish beret surfaced in an Oct. 26 Soldiersystems.net post that indicated the 1st SFAB would wear the green beret, which has striking ...