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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 United States Army Special Forces (SF), colloquially known as the "Green Berets" due to their distinctive service headgear, is a branch of the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC). [9] [10] [11]
Two officers from 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), one wearing a maroon beret and the other a rifle-green beret, participate in change of command ceremony, 2017. The United States Army has used military berets as headgear with various uniforms beginning in World War II. Since June 14, 2001, a black beret is worn by all U.S. Army troops ...
Uniforms for the War of 1812 were made in Philadelphia.. The design of early army uniforms was influenced by both British and French traditions. One of the first Army-wide regulations, adopted in 1789, prescribed blue coats with colored facings to identify a unit's region of origin: New England units wore white facings, southern units wore blue facings, and units from Mid-Atlantic states wore ...
United States Navy, [97] New York State Naval Militia, [98] and U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps. [99] Retired by the U.S. Navy in 2019. Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) Woodland: 2015: United States, replacing Universal Camouflage Pattern by 2019. [100] An enlarged, slightly modified version of MultiCam. Also known as Scorpion W2. Platanenmuster ...
The OG-107 was the basic work and combat utility uniform (fatigues) of all branches of the United States Armed Forces from 1952 until its discontinuation in 1989. The designation came from the U.S. Army 's coloring code " Olive Green 107", which was the shade of dark green used on the original cotton version of the uniform.
Also during the 1970s, arctic–qualified soldiers of the 172nd Infantry Brigade wore locally authorized olive–drab berets with organizational beret flashes that were unique to each battalion, company, troop, or battery of the brigade and were worn in the same manner as they are today.
The Special Forces Tab is one of four permanent individual skill/marksmanship tabs (as compared to a badge) authorized for wear by the U.S. Army.In order of precedence on the uniform, they are the President's Hundred Tab, the Special Forces Tab, the Ranger Tab, and the Sapper Tab. [1]