FORT BENNING, Ga. -- Around this home of the glory-covered Army Rangers, the black beret is a badge of honor recognized even by children. The distinctive headgear, tilted in a way that gives those ...

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Army Special Forces, known as the Green Berets, were officially established on June 19, 1952, with the creation of the 10th Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg ...

Elite units in the 1.1-million-member Army will continue to wear their colored berets as a mark of honor -- green for Special Forces, tan for Rangers, maroon for airborne troops.

"Wearing the beret in 100-degree South Carolina heat was like wearing a wet piece of black wool on your head."Army Secretary John McHugh ordered the change to take effect Tuesday, the service's ...