Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force

Flag of the United States Space Force

Flag of the United States Space Force

United States military branch flag


The flag of the United States Space Force is the flag used to represent the United States Space Force, as well as its subsidiary units and formations. It was officially unveiled on 15 May 2020.

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US Space Force CSO GEN Jay Raymond and US Space Force Senior Enlisted Advisor CMSgt Roger Towberman present President Donald Trump with the U.S. Space Force at a 2020 Oval Office ceremony.

Design

The Space Force flag is a black field, with the official flag fringed in platinum. The flag is derived from the central and supporting elements of the Space Force seal, including the delta wing, globe, elliptical orbit, Polaris star, and star clusters. Beneath the central imagery "UNITED STATES SPACE FORCE" and the year 2019 in Roman numerals in white lettering, indicating the name and birth year of the service.[1]

History

The flag was unveiled on 15 May 2020 in an Oval Office ceremony by the Chief of Space Operations General John W. Raymond and the Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force Roger A. Towberman.[2][3]

Streamers

Verified combat credit entitles an organization to the appropriate campaign streamers representing the named campaign in which it participated. The campaign streamer will be embroidered with the name and years of the campaign. Non-combat service is represented by an organizational service streamer, which is not embroidered.[4][5]

Armed Forces Expeditionary

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Southwest Asia Service

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Kosovo Campaign

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Afghanistan Campaign

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Global War on Terrorism Service

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Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary

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Iraq Campaign

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Inherent Resolve Campaign

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Other flags

Other flags include the flags of the chief of space operations, vice chief of space operations, chief master sergeant of the Space Force, and Space Force general officers.

Positional flags

General officer flags

Organizational flags

See also


References

  1. "Fact Sheet". United States Space Force. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. Garamone, Jim (15 May 2020). "Space Force Flag Unveiled at White House". Department of Defense (Press release). Retrieved 16 May 2020 via United States Space Force.
  3. "Air Force Instruction 34-1201, Protocol" (PDF). 18 August 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. "US Air Force Battle Streamers". scottcraft-military.com. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

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