It turns out that all of the Army’s berets — from green to maroon to black, and the tan that replaced it — were first worn as an unauthorized morale booster. The first instance of a colored ...

The U.S. Army high command has surrendered to a superior force–the U.S. Army Rangers. The elite commando group will have its own distinctive beret after all, in Ranger tan, while basic black ...

"The decision to adopt the Ranger tan beret is based upon maintaining a distinctive beret for our Rangers as the Army transitions to the black beret," Keen said. "Rangers have never been measured ...

Army Rangers assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment began wearing tan berets after the black berets were issued Army-wide. One former Ranger marched 750 miles on foot from Georgia to Washington in ...

U.S. Army Ranger khaki “tan” beret The elite airborne soldiers of the 75th Ranger Regiment wear the tan beret, as well as the Ranger-qualified cadre assigned to the Airborne and Ranger ...

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rangers switch to tan berets, Army black Signaling an end to a long internal debate over Army caps, the Army and the Office of the Secretary of Defense decided to change ...

Berets: Everyone in the Army wears them on occasion, but some of them are special. Like the maroon beret of the 82nd Airborne Division. Or the tan beret of the 75th Ranger Regiment. And ...

Under a compromise, Rangers will begin wearing tan berets. After contention over the decision reached the White House, President Bush asked Defense to review the Army's decision and Rumsfeld asked ...

Last October, Army Chief of Staff Gen ... decided they could maintain their distinctive look by switching to tan berets. Then, as it turns out, only one U.S. company was capable of producing ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. – It's hot, it doesn't keep the sun out of your eyes, and you need two hands and a mirror to make sure it's on straight. After 10 years of complaints, the Army is all but ditching ...

Forty-two Soldiers from 12 career fields earned the title of U.S. Army Ranger and donned the coveted tan beret upon completion of the eight-week 75th Ranger Regiment Ranger Assessment and ...

Stone, Army Uniform Board headgear task force president ... Additionally Rangers will be allowed to keep the tan beret for use in desert climates. "We've at least earned that, for all grief ...