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 British Army's elite Parachute Regiment is set to be grounded because the introduction of new parachutes was delayed by Whitehall bungling, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

The Smith Gun was designed by etired British Army Maj. William H. Smith in 1940. At the time, Smith was the managing director of a civil engineering firm that made toys.

Official figures show the British Army had 109,245 personnel on October 1, including 25,814 volunteer reservists. Mr Carns said: “The reserves are critical, absolutely central, to that process.

Herbert Preece, 87, received the beret at his New Malden nursing home after his previous one shrunk. ... British Army. Veterans. Related 'We lost everything in a converted e-bike fire' 2 Dec 2024.

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The beret, a symbol of the dash and power of elite military forces, will become standard gear for all U.S. Army units under a new morale-building initiative announced Tuesday by the Army's ...

Melgar, a 34-year-old Green Beret, died June 4, 2017, in Mali.He lived there with two Navy SEALs who were later charged with his death. Maxwell and another Marine Raider, both of whom lived nearby ...