US ARMY FIELD ARMIES, CORPS & DIVISIONS

US ARMY FIELD ARMIES, CORPS & DIVISIONS

ORGANIZATIONAL FLAGS

Images Added December 2004

Organizational Flag, 25th Infantry Division

Notes

Field armies, corps and divisions of the US Army and their organic subordinate headquarters are authorized distinctive organizational flags. Designs are as follows:

For field armies, the flag is a horizontal bicolor, white over scarlet, with the army's authorized shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) in proper colors centered. For corps, the flag is a horizontal bicolor, national flag blue over white, with the corps SSI in proper colors centered. Corps artillery headquarters have a scarlet flag with central horizontal stripes of yellow, scarlet and yellow and the corps SSI in proper colors centered.

For armored and cavalry divisions, the flag is a horizontal bicolor, scarlet over yellow, with the division's SSI in proper colors centered. For infantry, airborne and training divisions, the flag is a horizontal bicolor, scarlet over national flag blue, with the division's SSI in proper colors centered.

For numbered and named brigades of divisions, the flag is a vertical bicolor. For all brigades, the first (hoist) stripe is scarlet. For brigades of armored and cavalry divisions, the second stripe is yellow. For brigades of infantry, airborne and training divisions, the second stripe is national flag blue. The division's SSI in proper colors is horizontally centered over the brigade numeral or, for named brigades, a monogram. For brigades of armored and cavalry divisions, the numeral or monogram is now green; previously it was yellow (piped scarlet on the yellow stripe). For brigades of infantry, airborne and training divisions, the numeral or monogram is white.

The flag for division artillery headquarters is scarlet with a wide central horizontal yellow stripe and the division's SSI in proper colors centered. For division support command headquarters, the flag is a vertical tricolor with narrow scarlet end stripes. For armored and cavalry divisions, the wide central stripe is yellow. For infantry, airborne and training divisions, the central stripe is national flag blue. The division's SSI in proper colors is centered on the flag.

Organizational flags for field armies, corps and divisions are 3 feet at the hoist by 4 feet on the fly with 2 1/2-inch yellow fringe. They are made of heavyweight rayon banner cloth with the insignia and numerals or monograms applied to appear properly on both sides of the flag. Campaign and unit decoration streamers awarded to divisions are always displayed with these flags.

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