In the 1950s, the beret was adopted as the default headgear for the service uniform. The color of the air force beret was blue-gray; armored corps, artillery, and special operations personnel wore a black beret.
In the 1950s, the beret became a common uniform element for various branches of the armed forces. The Air Force beret was blue-gray, while other units like armored corps, artillery, and special operations personnel wore black berets.