Organizational Flag, U.S. Army (non-Branch specific): U.S. Army Training Centers that are not oriented to branch (e.g. those providing basic training) have organizational flags with a teal blue field and a yellow canton bearing the insignia for "branch immaterial" (the USCOA within a ring), also teal blue. The fringe is yellow. Dimensions are 3 feet at the hoist by 4 feet on the fly. Brigades of the TC would have the same flag with the brigade number in the upper hoist, and battalions of the brigades would also have their battalion number under the canton, all numerals being yellow. Teal blue and yellow are the colors used for flags of most Army organizations that are not oriented to a branch of service

Organizational Flags for Field Artillery Training Centers: U.S. Army Training Centers (as distinct from U.S. Army Schools) have organizational flags with a field in the primary branch color and a canton in the secondary branch color. In the canton is the branch insignia in the primary branch color. Generally, the fringe is in the secondary branch color. In the case of Field Artillery, the branch colors are scarlet and yellow.

Organizational Flag, 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, The Armor Training Center (Fort Knox, KY). The flag is in the Armor branch colors, yellow and green.

Organizational Flags for Infantry Artillery Training Centers: like those for Field Artillery TC's, except for the colors and the branch insignia. Note that although the branch colors for Infantry are light blue and white, the field and insignia of these flags are national flag blue. This is also the field color for Infantry organizational colors, a traditional practice that recalls the old Standard of the United States and the regimental colors of the nineteenth century. The branch insignia for Infantry is crossed muskets, nicknamed "idiot sticks" in the Army.

Organizational Flag, The Engineer Training Center (Fort Leonard Wood, MO). Training centers (infantry, armor, field artillery and branch immaterial) all have flags of this pattern in branch colors (red and white for the Corps of Engineers) with the appropriate branch badge in the canton. For brigades of training centers, a numeral is added in the upper hoist; for battalions, another numeral is added below the canton.

Organizational Flag, Training Battalion of a School Brigade, The Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, OK. The device in the canton comes from the distinctive unit insignia of the FA School. The organizational color of school brigades is the same pattern but with just the brigade number in the upper fly.

Guidon, Battery B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Brigade, The Field Artillery School (Ft. Sill, OK). The device in the canton is from the coat of arms of the FA School. The brigade number is in the upper fly; the battalion number and the battery letter are below the canton. Red and yellow are the FA branch colors. The FA School carries out all types of training for the FA branch: enlisted entry training, officer basic and advanced training, specialized training, etc.

Organizational Flag, The Infantry School, Fort Benning, GA. Branch-oriented Army schools have flags with a field in the first named branch color and a fringe in the second named branch color, with the authorized device centered. In the case of the Infantry School, the colors are light blue and white; the device is the shoulder sleeve insignia/distinctive unit insignia (the two are identical in design) of the school. Under the motto FOLLOW ME is a bayonet, point up.

Organizational Flag, 4160th USARF School. Until recently, USARF Schools were primarily responsible for all USAR continuation training (NCO courses, staff courses, MOS reclassification training, special skills training, etc.). They are now being phased out, their mission having been handed over to the USAR Training Divisions. The organizational flags for USARF Schools is teal blue with yellow fringe and the Lexington Minuteman in yellow with brown details over a yellow scroll with the school's designation in teal blue. The 4160th USARF School, located in Kingsbury, IN, was inactivated in 1996.

Organizational Flag, U.S. Army ROTC Cadet Command. The image above illustrates the flag of an ROTC Region; the flag for the Command as a whole is the same but without the scroll above the badge (which is the ROTC shoulder sleeve insignia) Cadet Command manages the college/university-based Reserve Officer Training Corps program, which actually produces the bulk of the Army's commissioned officers.

Senior (college-level) Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) companies of programs that are not branch-oriented have yellow guidons with the ROTC shoulder sleeve insignia between the battalion number and the company letter.

Organizational Flag, U.S. Military Academy (West Point). West Point, as distinct from the U.S. Corps of Cadets, has its own organizational flag in the same proportions as the Corps of Cadets' color (4:5). Black, gray and yellow are the USMA's traditional colors. The Greek helmet is also used as a collar (branch of service) insignia for wear by military personnel permanently assigned to the USMA, and it figures in the shoulder sleeve insignia, worn on the field uniform by cadets, and on all uniforms by personnel assigned to the Academy staff.

U.S. Army Organizational Color, U.S. Corps of Cadets (West Point). Two of the U.S. Army's color-bearing organizations, the U.S. Corps of Cadets (West Point) and the 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) have colors proportioned 4:5. All others are 3:4.

The U.S. Corps of Cadets (U.S. Army Military Academy, West Point) is organized into three regiments, each consisting of a number of companies. Each company has two guidons. The "dress" guidon displays the regimental number and the company letter above and below the initials "U.S.C.C."

The United States Navy is a branch of the U.S. armed forces responsible for sea-based warfare. The U.S. Navy is the largest navy in the world. Its mission is to maintain, train, and equip combat-ready naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression, and maintaining freedom of the seas.

This version of the United States Navy flag is used for parades, indoors, and ceremonial occasions, fringes just don't stand up to frequent outdoor use.

The Secretary of the Navy is the civilian head of the Department of the Navy and reports to the Secretary of Defense.

In the United States Navy Rear Admiral (lower half) (RDML) is a one-star flag officer. Rear admiral (lower half) ranks above captain and below rear admiral. Rear admiral (lower half) is equivalent to the rank of brigadier general in the other uniformed services, and equivalent to the rank of commodore in most other navies. In the United States uniformed services, rear admiral (lower half) replaced the rank of commodore in 1985.

Navy Rear Admiral Lower Half (cermonial)		Restricted Line Officers

Restricted Line Officers are officers not eligible to command at sea, such as Supply, Medical, and JAG Officers.

In the United States Navy a Rear Admiral, also referred to as Rear Admiral (upper half), is a two-star flag officer. Rear admiral ranks above rear admiral (lower half) and below vice admiral. Rear admiral is equivalent to the rank of major general in the other uniformed services. It is the highest permanent rank during peacetime in the uniformed services; all higher ranks are temporary ranks linked to specific positions (although virtually all officers who are promoted to three-star rank or higher are approved to retire at their highest earned rank).

Navy Rear Admiral - Upper Half (ceremonial)		Restricted Line Officers

Restricted Line Officers are officers not eligible to command at sea, such as Supply, Medical, and JAG Officers.

A vice admiral in the United States Navy typically commands one of the five numbered U.S. naval fleets, which have both wartime and peacetime missions. A notch below full admiral and just above rear admiral, the holders of this rank sport three five-pointed silver stars on their uniform and a shoulder board with three stripes. Their command flag is three white stars set against a blue backdrop.

Navy Vice Admiral (ceremonial)		Restricted Line Officers

Restricted Line Officers are officers not eligible to command at sea, such as Supply, Medical, and JAG Officers.

An admiral is a top commissioned officer in the United States Navy, on par with a U.S. Army general, and is outranked only by a fleet admiral. However, fleet admiral is no longer considered an active rank – there have been none appointed since World War II – making admiral effectively the topmost naval rank. Admirals wear four silver five-point stars and shoulder boards with four gold stripes to indicate their rank.

Navy Admiral (ceremonial)		Restricted Line Officers

Restricted Line Officers are officers not eligible to command at sea, such as Supply, Medical, and JAG Officers.

A Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy (FADM) is a five-star flag officer rank, and it is considered to be the highest possible rank attainable in the United States Navy. Fleet Admiral ranks immediately above admiral and is equivalent to General of the Army and General of the Air Force. The Fleet Admiral rank is reserved for wartime use only and the grade is not currently active.

Navy Fleet Admiral (ceremonial)

The Secretary of the Air Force is the civilian head of the Department of the Air Force and reports to the Secretary of Defense.

The United States Air Force is a branch of the U.S. armed forces responsible for aerial warfare, space warfare, and cyber warfare. It was initially part of the U.S. Army and was formed as a separate branch in 1947.

The United States Air Force, like the US Coast Guard, has two distinctive flags. One is a flag use at all air bases and establishments; the other is a military standard for use on ceremonial occasions.

The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the U.S. armed forces responsible for providing force protection from the sea. The Marine Corps is a component of the Department of the Navy; however, in the military leadership structure, the Marine Corps is a separate branch.

This version of the Marine Corps flag is used for parades, indoors, and ceremonial occasions, fringes don't stand up to frequent outdoor use.

Although the United States Coast Guard is not part of the Department of Defense, it is considered a branch of the military. Formally, today it is part of the Homeland Defense Department today, but began as part of the US Customs in 1790 as the US Revenue Cutter Service. In 1915, the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service and the U.S. Life-Saving Service (formed in 1848), which had been operating under the administrative control of the Revenue Cutter Service since it was formed, merged to form the U.S. Coast Guard. In 1939, the U.S. Lighthouse Service (originally the U.S. Lighthouse Establishment, formed in 1789) was also merged into the Coast Guard.

The Coast Guard, like the Air Force, has two distinctive flags. One is an ensign for use by Coast Guard ships and cutters and shore establishments; the other is a military standard for use on ceremonial occasions.

The US Atlantic Command became the United States Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) in 1999.

The Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) is a component command of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and is charged to study special operations requirements and techniques to ensure interoperability and equipment standardization, plan and conduct special operations exercises and training, and develop Joint Special Operations Tactics. It was established in 1980. It is located at Pope Army Air Field and Fort Bragg in North Carolina, USA.

United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) is one of the ten Unified Combatant Commands of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). The Command, including components, employs more than 2,700 people, representing all four services, including DoD civilians and contractors, who oversee the command´s operationally focused global strategic mission. Strategic Command was established in 1992 as a successor to Strategic Air Command (SAC). In October 2002, USSTRATCOM merged with the United States Space Command (USSPACECOM).

The United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) was a Unified Combatant Command of the United States Department of Defense, created in 1985 to help institutionalize the use of outer space by the United States Armed Forces. The Commander in Chief of U.S. Space Command, with headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado was also the Commander in Chief of the binational U.S.-Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), and for the majority of time during USSPACECOM's existence also the Commander of the U.S. Air Force major command Air Force Space Command.

HQ: Offutt AFB, in Omaha, NE

The United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM or AFRICOM) is one of ten Unified Combatant Commands of the United States Armed Forces, headquartered at Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany. It is responsible for U.S. military operations and military relations with 53 African nations - an area of responsibility covering all of Africa except Egypt.

The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) is a theater-level Unified Combatant Command unit of the U.S. armed forces, established in 1983 under the operational control of the U.S. Secretary of Defense. Its area of responsibility includes countries in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, most notably Afghanistan and Iraq.

The United States European Command (EUCOM) is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its area of focus covers 51 countries and territories, including Europe, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, and Israel. The Commander of EUCOM simultaneously serves as the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR) within NATO.

Regional command HQ: Camp H. M. Smith, in Honolulu, H

United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM, or informally just NORTHCOM) is a Unified Combatant Command of the United States military. Created on October 1, 2002 in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, its mission is to protect the United States homeland and support local, state, and federal authorities. The support that USNORTHCOM provides to civil authorities is limited by the Posse Comitatus Act which limits the role of the U.S. military in civil law enforcement.

The United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), located in Miami, Florida, is one of ten Unified Combatant Commands (COCOMs) in the United States Department of Defense. It is responsible for providing contingency planning and operations in Central and South America, the Caribbean (except U.S. commonwealths, territories, and possessions), Cuba, their territorial waters, and for the force of U.S. military resources at these locations. USSOUTHCOM is also responsible for ensuring the militarization of the Panama Canal and canal area.

HQ: Scott AFB, in St. Clair County, IL

In 2002, President George W. Bush and Congress authorized a Medal of Honor flag to be presented to recipients of the decoration. The flag design was suggested by retired Army Special Forces First Sergeant Bill Kendall of Jefferson, Iowa. Kendall's design of a light blue field emblazoned with 13 white five-pointed stars was the basis of the flag suggested by Sarah LeClerc of the Institute of Heraldry. LeClerc's design, ultimately accepted as the official flag, does not include the words "Medal of Honor" as did Kendall's original design, and is fringed in gold. The color of the field and the 13 white stars, arranged in the form of a three bar chevron, consisting of two chevrons of five stars and one chevron of three stars, replicates the suspension ribbon of the Medal of Honor.