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  2. Berets of the United States Army - Wikipedia

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    On 14 June 2001, U.S. Army Rangers assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment and the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade were authorized to wear a distinctive tan beret to replace the black berets that had recently become the army-wide standard. The color was chosen by the members of the 75th Ranger Regiment as being similar to other elite units ...

  3. United States military beret flash - Wikipedia

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    [30] [34] The use of black berets extended to training units as well, such as the US Army Training and Doctrine Command and its armor school. [28] [29] [30] Historical photographs of the era show plastic triangles being worn on black berets of US Army Armor School cadre and were worn in the same manner as beret flashes are today. [30]

  4. Military beret - Wikipedia

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    History: the first beret-type cap (khaki colour, with black ribbon and "eagle" badge) was issued for Air Force enlisted personnel in 1930, but berets became popular in the 1970s, when reconnaissance troops (paratroopers) were issued with rifle green (or grass green) berets.

  5. Black beret - Wikipedia

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    Field Marshal Montgomery wearing his black beret. The black beret is a colour of beret, a type of headgear.It is commonly worn by paramilitaries and militaries around the world, particularly armored forces such as the British Army's Royal Tank Regiment (RTR), the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC), and Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC) and the Indian Army Armoured Corps and Indian ...

  6. 18th Aviation Brigade (United States) - Wikipedia

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    On the first day of the Gulf War 24 February 1991, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) began its attack with its Boeing AH-64 Apaches, Bell AH-1 Cobras, 60 Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks and 40 Boeing CH-47 Chinooks augmented by the XVIII Airborne Corps' 18th Aviation Brigade and began lifting the 1st Brigade into what became Forward ...

  7. 32nd Cavalry Regiment - Wikipedia

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    One of Presley's Army uniforms is on display at the Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, in a special exhibit called "Sgt. Presley, Citizen Soldier." Axl Rose , the lead singer of Guns N' Roses , has a tattoo of the 32nd Armor regimental crest on his left arm, as a reference to unit veteran Elvis Presley, though Rose has ...

  8. 29th Ranger Battalion (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The 29th Provisional Ranger Battalion was a United States Army unit in World War II.Formed in December 1942 in England as a detachment of volunteers from the 29th Infantry Division, the battalion underwent commando training under British supervision and participated in raids on German installations, mostly in concert with No. 4 Commando.

  9. File:Former US Army Ranger Training Brigade Beret Flash.svg

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    "The Coveted Black and Gold: A Daily Journey Through the U.S. Army Ranger School Experience," by JD Lock, published by Fenestra Books, dated 2005, ISBN 1-58736-367-4 Date 16 January 2021