beret was drab khaki, the black being reserved to armoured units. The colours presently used by the Italian Army are as follows: Maroon — Paratroopers, Folgore Airborne Brigade; Light blue — Army Aviation, 66th Airmobile Infantry Regiment Black — all other Army units (the Bersaglieri light infantry have royal blue beret strings, instead of black ones like the rest of the Italian Military) Green — The Lagunari Serenissima amphibious infantry Regiment received 'Lagoon green' berets in 2011 after service in Afghanistan Green Asparagus — Army Incursori Special Operations Forces The Italian Navy uses the following berets: Green — Navy Commando frogmen Operational Raider Group (COMSUBIN GOI) Medium blue - Navy Rescue frogmen Operational Divers Group (COMSUBIN GOS) Navy blue - San Marco Marine Brigade of the Italian Navy Orange - Units part of the Multinational Force and Observers mission in Sinai The Italian Air Force uses the following berets: Teal blue — Air Force guards Tan — Air Force Incursori (RIAM) Other Italian services that use berets: Maroon — Carabinieri Tuscania Airborne Regiment; Police di Stato Parachute units (Display Team and NOCS) Green — Guardia di Finanza (GICO); Corpo Forestale dello Stato Light blue — Prison Police Dark blue - Carabinieri (MP units) Red — Carabinieri Cacciatori Hunter units Grey — Guardia di Finanza Blue — Polizia di Stato J Japan All members in the Ground Self-Defense Force are authorized to wear wool rifle green berets - referred to as the "ベレー帽" (ベレーボウ or bereebou) - as an optional head covering for dress, working and camouflage uniforms since 1992. However, it is normally considered a special dress item, worn for public relations events or parades. An embroidered goldwork cap badge representing the JGSDF logo identical to the one used on the service dress peaked cap is required by regulation to be affixed to the beret. Jordan The beret colours worn by the Jordanian Army are as follows: Brown - Infantry Maroon — Special Forces Black — Armoured Corps Green — Royal Guards Dark Blue - Artillery Sky-blue - Engineers Red — Military police Grey Blue - Air Force Dark Blue - Navy K Kazakhstan Light Blue - Paratroops Maroon - National Guard - Internal security Orange - Emergency Rescue Units Navy Blue - Navy Units Kenya The beret colours worn by the Kenya Armed Forces are as follows: Black — Armoured Corps Green — Airborne Battalion Red — Military police