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The Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias; FAR) are the military forces of Cuba.They include Revolutionary Army, Revolutionary Navy, Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force, and other paramilitary bodies including the Territorial Troops Militia (Milicias de Tropas Territoriales – MTT), Youth Labor Army (Ejército Juvenil del Trabajo – EJT), and the ...
1st Special Forces Command United States Army Special Operations Command United States Special Operations Command: Headquarters: Fort Bragg, North Carolina: Nickname(s) Green Berets, Quiet Professionals, [5] Commandos, Soldier-Diplomats, Snake Eaters, Bearded Bastards [6] Motto(s) De Oppresso Liber: Color of Beret Rifle green: March
The utility uniform is worn with shined black combat boots, and the most common hats that are worn with this uniform are stiffened patrol caps that were made famous outside of Cuba by being worn by Fidel Castro. Soldiers in tank, military police, and special forces units are also allowed to wear berets with this uniform.
United States special operations forces (SOF) are the active and reserve component forces of the United States Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force within the US military, as designated by the Secretary of Defense and specifically organized, trained, and equipped to conduct and support special operations.
United States Navy, certain specialized units only. [6] [7] AOR-2 (NWU Type III) Digital: 2010: United States Navy, specialized units before 2016, fleet-wide after 2016. [8] A-TACS: Woodland: 2010: Used by Peruvian marines [9] and the Haitian National Police. [10] Unlicensed copies are used by the National Guard of Russia under the name of "Ataka".
A U.S. Armed Forces Joint Ceremony at the D.C. National Guard Armory in April 2008. Each branch of the United States Armed Forces has its own uniforms and regulations regarding them. Uniforms of the U.S. Army; Uniforms of the U.S. Marine Corps; Uniforms of the U.S. Navy; Uniforms of the U.S. Air Force; Uniforms of the U.S. Space Force
The armament is very varied and to a large extent is the same as that used by the rest of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba (FAR), although in recent years they have been seen in military parades with new weapons that include nationally manufactured weapons and old Soviet weaponry modernized with accessories such as Vilma optical sights and silencers.
Former President of Cuba Fidel Castro meeting President of Russia Vladimir Putin while wearing a solid color olive drab Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces uniform with a patrol cap in December 2000. The Ridgeway Cap, a stiffened version of the M1951 Patrol Cap made famous after being worn by Fidel Castro, is a standard issue cap in the Cuban ...