3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division - History of the Maroon Beret The maroon beret has been viewed by several countries as an international symbol of the elite airborne forces since
![New 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers don maroon berets during the Airborne Integration Course Beret Donning Ceremony, Oct. 5, 2017, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The ceremony symbolizes integrating new Paratroopers to the Division, New 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers don maroon berets during the Airborne Integration Course Beret Donning Ceremony, Oct. 5, 2017, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The ceremony symbolizes integrating new Paratroopers to the Division,](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/c45645e557c445b8b10c48c37454bcd2/mmc3w9.jpg)
New 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers don maroon berets during the Airborne Integration Course Beret Donning Ceremony, Oct. 5, 2017, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The ceremony symbolizes integrating new Paratroopers to the Division,
![The maroon beret is the headgear of the U.S. Army paratroopers. Here, Lt. Col. Michelle A. Schmidt, Intelligence Officer for the 82nd Airborne Division, smiles at a future paratrooper prior to a The maroon beret is the headgear of the U.S. Army paratroopers. Here, Lt. Col. Michelle A. Schmidt, Intelligence Officer for the 82nd Airborne Division, smiles at a future paratrooper prior to a](https://external-preview.redd.it/gEBRz1-5LyXngncPp0y6YaS8dWRzIVxhwdJao831XVc.jpg?auto=webp&s=c2efc08ddda6d0877180f1b231ce7b0985bcf75e)
The maroon beret is the headgear of the U.S. Army paratroopers. Here, Lt. Col. Michelle A. Schmidt, Intelligence Officer for the 82nd Airborne Division, smiles at a future paratrooper prior to a
![All American Division on X: "Who wore the maroon beret best? CSM Gaskins or Rihanna? find out on ep 25 of AA Leg podcast re: history of beret: https://t.co/eDixvAyUdz https://t.co/y7Oxx72t7p" / X All American Division on X: "Who wore the maroon beret best? CSM Gaskins or Rihanna? find out on ep 25 of AA Leg podcast re: history of beret: https://t.co/eDixvAyUdz https://t.co/y7Oxx72t7p" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DDWk1sMXUAAbO3I.jpg:large)