US ARMY GROUPS

ORGANIZATIONAL FLAGS

Images Added February 2004

88th Chemical Group
702nd Military Intelligence Group
12th Signal Group

Notes

US Army groups are similar to brigades but generally control smaller and fewer subordinate units, typically a mix of battalions and separate companies. With a few exceptions, notably the 207th Infantry Group of the Alaska Army National Guard, groups are oriented to the combat service support branches. The group organization is used in the Military Police branch for command and control of Criminal Investigation Division detachments.

Groups are authorized organizational flags, 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 numerals applied to appear properly on both sides of the flag. These flags have a solid-color field with a diagonal stripe from upper hoist to lower fly. For most group types, the field is in the first-named branch color and the diagonal stripe is in the second-named branch color. The group's number, usually in the second-named branch color, is centered on the flag. In a few cases, different colors are used to ensure that the elements of the flag can be clearly distinguished.

Campaign and unit decoration streamers, if authorized, are always displayed with these flags.

Left: 207th INFANTRY GROUP          Right: 211th FIELD ARTILLERY GROUP

Infantry branch colors are light blue and white but the flag for infantry groups uses national flag blue he same color used for the field of organizational flags of infantry regiments.
 

                   

Left: 449th AVIATION GROUP          Right: 88th CHEMICAL GROUP
 

Left: 702nd MILITARY INTELLIGENCE GROUP     Right: 6th MILITARY POLICE GROUP
 

Left: 399th CIVIL AFFAIRS GROUP     Right: 4th PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS GROUP
 

Left: 36th ENGINEER GROUP          Right: 52nd ORDNANCE GROUP
 

Left: 49th QUARTERMASTER GROUP         Right: 7th TRANSPORTATION GROUP

The branch colors of the Quartermaster Corps are buff and light blue, but national flag blue and yellow are used for group flags to make the stripe and numeral easier to distinguish.
 

Left: 12th SIGNAL GROUP         Right: 167th SUPPORT GROUP

Buff and scarlet are the distinguishing colors used for composite support units.
 

326th FINANCE GROUP

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