Heraldic Activities Flags, Guidons, Streamers, …

1 army Regulation 840 10. Heraldic Activities Flags, Guidons, Streamers, Tabards, and Automobile and Aircraft Plates Headquarters Department of the army Washington, DC. 1 November 1998. UNCLASSIFIED. SUMMARY of CHANGE. AR 840 10. Flags, Guidons, Streamers, Tabards, and Automobile and Aircraft Plates This revision-- o Changes the address of The Institute of Heraldry (TIOH), the organization responsible for developing and approving policies and procedures for the army flag program. o Changes the address of the army Support Activity as it appears throughout the regulation. o Specifies the custodian for the care, storage and disposition of flags of inactive TOE units (para 1-4c). o Clarifies the restriction on the commercial procurement of flags for army organizational associations (para 1-7e).

2 O Revises the table for positions or individuals authorized flags and plates (table 1-1). o Revises the table for army echelons and organizations authorized flags (table 1-2). o Authorizes the POW/MIA and Retiree flag to be flown below the flag of the United States on specific occasions (para 2-2c). o Authorizes Major Commands to delegate to Major Subordinate Commands the authority to authorize the 24-hour display of the flag permanently or semipermanently (para 2-2f). o Omitted the reference to AR 600-25 but added the list of military organizational flags of the services in order of precedence (para 2-5e). o Changes the description of the Office of the Chief of Chaplains flag (para 3- 25). Corrects the figure depicting the flag (figure 3-14). o Changes the description of the Office of the Chief, National Guard Bureau flag (para 3-29).

3 Corrects the figure depicting the flag (figure 3-18). o Changes the first and last army campaign streamers to reflect LEXINGTON. 1775 and SOUTHWEST ASIA CEASE-FIRE 1991-1995 respectively, when the army flag is on stationary display (para 4-1d). o Corrects the figure displaying the arrangements of campaign streamers (figure 4-2). o Corrects the figure depicting the stationary display of the army flag with streamers (figure 4-3). o Adds a table listing all army Campaigns (table 4-1). o Changes required publication AR 672-5-1 to AR 600-8-22 throughout the regulation. o Omits army field stations (chap 5). o Adds Numbered Troop Commands (para 5-41). o Changes State military academies to Regional training institutes (para 5-42). o Revises the graphic display of distinguishing flags for organizations (chap 5).

4 O Omits the paragraph for Reception Battalions (chap 5). o Revises the table of Colors for organizational colors (table 5-8). o Revises the table of Colors and insignias for army Centers (table 5-5). o Changes para 5-60b to reflect the changes in organizational structure of battalions and the authorization of organizational colors for fixed and flexible battalions. o Adds Numbered USAR army garrison support (para 5-48). o Changes the disposition address for distinguishing flags pertaining to inactive TOE units (para 5-53). o Clarifies the authorized abbreviation to denote the "Headquarters" element on guidons (6-3e). o Omits TOE separate platoons (chap 6). o Adds guidons for Numbered USAR Garrison Support Units (para 6-18). o Adds guidons for Aviation Support Battalions and Light Division Support Battalions (table 6-1).

5 O Revises the graphic display of guidons (chap 6). o Clarifies the appropriate abbreviation of "Headquarters" as it should be depicted on guidons (para 6-3). o Omits design for Military Community Activities flags (chap 7). o Specifies the device for army military chapel flags (para 7-5). o Specifies the device for army chaplains flags (para 7-6). o Clarifies the position of the flag when displayed at the headquarters (para 7-12). o Adds an entry pertaining to the campaign streamers to be displayed on the army flag (para 9-4). o Adds the Southwest Asia Campaign Streamer (para 9-11). o Revises the table for positions or individuals authorized flags and plates (table 1-1) to include the Department of the army Senior Executive Service flag. o Establishes an order of precedence of the Senior Executive Service flag (para 2-5).

6 O Prohibits sale of Department of the army Senior Executive Service flag to individuals (para 3-1). o Establishes Senior Executive Service flag as organizational property, not individual property (para 3-31). o Describes the Department of the army Senior Executive Service flag (para 3- 36). Headquarters * army Regulation 840 10. Department of the army Washington, DC. 1 November 1998 Effective 1 December 1998. Heraldic Activities Flags, Guidons, Streamers, Tabards, and Automobile and Aircraft Plates includes the original 1998 publication and provisions, but does not identify key manage- Change 1. ment controls that must be evaluated. Summary. This regulation prescribes De- Supplementation. Supplementation of this partment of the army policy for unit and regulation and establishment of command individual authorization flags, guidons and and local forms are prohibited without prior streamers.

7 It prescribes procedures for the approval of The Institute of Heraldry, display, supply and if flags. army , 9325 Gunston Road, Room S112, Fort Applicability. This regulation applies to the Belvoir, VA 22060-5579. Active army , the army National Guard of the United States and the army Re- Suggested Improvements. Users are in- serve. This regulation is required during mo- vited to send comments and suggested im- bilization. provements on DA Form 2028. Proponent and exception authority. (Recommended Changes to Publications and The proponent of this publication is the Dep- Blank Forms) directly to the Director, The uty Chief of Staff for Personnel. The propo- Institute of Heraldry, army , 9325. nent has the authority to approve exceptions Gunston Road, Room S112, Fort Belvoir, VA.

8 History. This publication was originally to this publication that are consistent with 22060-5579. printed on 1 June 1998. Change 1 was controlling law and regulation. Proponents published on 1 November 1998. The original may delegate this approval authority, in writ- Distribution. Distribution of this publica- publication was authenticated by Robert M. ing, to a division chief within the proponent tion is made in accordance with requirement Walker, Acting Secretary of the army . agency in the grade of colonel or the civilian of Initial Distribution Number (IDN) 093872, Change 1 was authenticated by Louis Caldera, equivalent. intended for command levels B, C, D and E. Secretary of the army . This electronic edition for Active army , army National Guard army management control process.

9 This regulation contains management control (ARNG), and army Reserve (USAR). Contents (Listed by paragraph and page number) Disposition 2 12, page 6. Chapter 1 Chapter 3. Introduction, page 1 Positional Colors, Individual Flags, and Plates, page 9. Purpose 1 1, page 1. References 1 2, page 1 Section I. Explanation of abbreviations and terms 1 3, page 1 Positional Colors, page 9. Responsibilities 1 4, page 1 Authorization 3 1, page 9. Design 1 5, page 1 Sizes 3 2, page 9. Materials 1 6, page 1 Material 3 3, page 9. Restrictions 1 7, page 1 Cords and tassels 3 4, page 9. Office of the President of the United States of America. 3 5, Chapter 2 page 9. Flag of the United States, page 4 Office of the Vice President of the United States of America Authorization 2 1, page 4 3 6, page 9.

10 Time and occasion for display 2 2, page 4 Office of the Secretary of Defense 3 7, page 9. Sizes and occasions for display 2 3, page 4 Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense 3 8, page 9. Position and manner of display 2 4, page 5 Offices of the Under Secretaries of Defense 3 9, page 9. Order of precedence of flags The following is the order of Offices of the Assistant Secretaries of Defense 3 10, page 9. precedence of flags: 2 5, page 6 Office of the General Counsel of the Department of Defense Prohibitions The following rules will be observed: 2 6, page 6 3 11, page 9. Use and display by civilians 2 7, page 6 Office of the Department of Defense Inspector General 3 12, Cords and tassels 2 8, page 6 page 9. Identification bands 2 9, page 6 Office of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff 3 13, page 9.