Those black berets to be worn by every soldier in the U.S. Army have been nothing but trouble since the plan was first announced. Black berets have long been a symbol of the Army's elite ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Bozeman man takes fight to preserve Army Rangers' use of black berets on the road The U.S. Army ...

The U.S. Army is celebrating its 226th birthday with a controversial change in policy. Black berets are now the standard headgear for most of its soldiers, but there are those still fighting to have ...

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 who ...

Major Gen. Wade H. McManus, Jr. barked the commands Thursday to a group of soldiers who swiftly removed the green and brown camouflage cap, put it in their right pocket and donned the new black beret, ...

The Army's plan to improve morale by making the black beret the top of the uniform for 474,000 men and women has run into some controversy. The latest came when defense contractors enlisted the sewing ...

The Army is changing the color of its headgear, but everyone is not happy about it. For years, only the military elite wore berets. But next June, black berets will become the standard for all men and ...

The standoff between the United States and China over the downed U.S. Navy surveillance plane has complicated other issues involving the two countries, including the manufacture of new headgear for ...

Army personnel have been wearing the black beret for several months now, but here in Europe we just started wearing them today. There have been several topics on this before, not that it is the end ...

Inspired by the Black Panthers and Latin American revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara, and formed in 1969, Las Gorras Negras (The Black Berets) were a multi-ethnic group that fought for social ...