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).

3 O Changes the description of the Office of the Chief, National Guard Bureau flag (para 3-29). 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).

4 O Changes State military academies to Regional training institutes (para 5-42). o Revises the graphic display of distinguishing flags for organizations (chap 5). 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).

5 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). 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).

6 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). 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.

7 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. 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.

8 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. 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 .

9 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. 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.

10 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. 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.