Within the Air Force only select units have the honor to wear a beret and Security Forces is one of them. The navy blue wool beret is part of the standard USAF Security Forces uniform.
Our berets from Kingform Cap Company use only premium quality components to meet or exceed the standard quality specified in commercial A-A-55184. They are manufactured in accordance with MIL-B-43172 and completely made in the U.S.A.
Your order includes a Defensor Fortis flash, either Velcro or sewn on. The officer flash option is for the embroidered officer rank flash.
The navy blue beret was first worn in 1956 by Strategic Air Command’s Elite Guard. But it wasn’t until 1976 that it officially became part of the Security Forces uniform. Its emblem depicts a falcon over an airfield with the motto Defensor Fortis.
