WASHINGTON, APRIL 1, 2011 -- In a fingertip-to-the-brim nod to its American frontier history, the Army is changing hats again - returning to the tumultuous days of the horse Cavalry in the wild ...

Eventually, however, it became standard. “The Green Beret was originally designated in 1953 by Special Forces Major Herbert Brucker, a veteran of the OSS,” records note.

Rangers didn't always wear tan berets - they used to be black. But Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric Shinseki announced on Oct. 17, 2001, that the black beret would become standard Army headgear in 2002.

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Color matters. After months of wrangling with Army brass in the Pentagon, the elite Rangers have won approval to switch the color of their berets from black ...