Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric Shinseki responds to a reporter's question during a Pentagon press briefing on the Army beret. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric Shinseki responds to a reporter's question during a Pentagon press briefing on the Army beret with Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz on March 16, 2001. Wolfowitz and Shinseki announced the Army's decision to adopt the black beret as its standard garrison hat and to allow the Rangers to change the color of their beret to tan. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.02 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 326457-P-ICH07-065.jpg Photo Gallery