Blue beret

Canadian peacekeeper in 1976 wearing the distinctive UN blue helmet

A blue beret is a blue-colored beret used by various (usually special) military and other organizations. United Nations peacekeepers are often referred to as Blue Berets or Blue Helmets because of their light blue berets or helmets, this includes soldiers, police officers, and civilian personnel.^[1] The blue helmet is used as the logo of United Nations Peacekeeping.

Military forces

Australian Army Aviation, Royal Australian Air Force Airfield Defence Guards
Belarusian Ground Forces
Brazilian army cadets (Dark Blue) and Brazilian Army Aviation Command (Royal Blue)
Royal Canadian Air Force as well as Canadian Army units including Artillery, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and Signals (dark blue known as "army blue")
Finnish Air Force, army aviation and military bands all use a blue beret. UN light blue for certain peacekeeping forces, navy blue for the Finnish Navy^[2]
Greek Presidential Guard (light blue)
Hellenic Army (dark blue), except for Armour, Special Forces, Army Aviation, and Airmobile troops
German Air Force Regiment, Naval Force Protection Battalion, Kommando Spezialkräfte Marine, German personnel of the Eurocorps and the I. German/Dutch Corps, various others (navy blue)
German Army medical personnel (cobalt blue)
Kazakhstani Airmobile Troops
Royal Malaysian Navy
Moldovan Ground Forces
Royal New Zealand Military Police
Royal New Zealand Air Force Police
Pakistan Army Corps Of Engineers
Polícia Aérea, the Portuguese Air Force security forces
Portuguese Navy
Royal Malaysian Air Force PASKAU
Spanish Royal Guard
Soviet and Russian Airborne Troops (VDV)
Turkish Armed Forces personnel who completed the Commando course and are assigned to Commando brigades and Gendarmerie General Command
United Kingdom Army Air Corps, Royal Air Force
United Nations Peacekeeping troops
United States Air Force Security Forces

Police forces

Other organizations

National Blue Beret, an activity in the United States Civil Air Patrol program
Civil Air Patrol, members who are graduates of National Blue Beret
Lazarus Union, members who are uniformed members in active duty around the world
Blue Berets (performers), a performing ensemble whose members are all part of the Russian armed forces
UNEDU Blue Berets, international humanitarian aid agency

References

^ "UN Troops in Africa: Blue berets in the red". The Economist. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
^ Finnish military fosters future leaders

[1] "UN Troops in Africa: Blue berets in the red". The Economist. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2016.

[2] Finnish military fosters future leaders

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