National Guard Bureau (U.S.) (original) (raw)


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[ [National Guard Bureau flag]](../images/u/us^natgd.gif)image by Randy Young, 14 August 2016

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Description

Earlier version

[ [National Guard Bureau flag]](../images/u/us^ngb.gif)image by Randy Young, 13 August 2016

Chief of National Guard Bureau

[ [Chief of National Guard Bureau flag]](../images/u/us^chng2.gif)image by Miles Li, 4 December 2009

Positional Color, Office of the Chief, National Guard Bureau. This officer represents both the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. Accordingly, his flag is a diagonal bicolor with dark blue (for the Army) on the bottom and ultramarine blue (for the Air Force) on top. The badge in the center of the flag is the branch insignia of the Natioanl Guard Bureau; it dates from the turn of the century. The two triangles in the upper fly are "flight devices" meant to symbolize the Air National Guard.
Tom Gregg, 7 June 1998

The 1998 update to AR 840-10 indicates that the Positional Color of the Chief, National Guard Bureau has been modified. Two scrolls have been added: a small one above the insignia with the date 1636 and a large one below the insignia with the inscription NATIONAL GUARD.
Tom Gregg, 11 September 1999

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau

[ [Senior Enlisted Advisor]](../images/u/us^ceangb1.gif)image located by Dave Fowler, 10 April 2024
Source:Wikipedia

The Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau received a positional flag for the first time on Nov 2, 2023.
https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3576799/national-guard-unveils-senior-enlisted-advisor-positional-colors/:

National Guard Unveils Senior Enlisted Advisor Positional Colors
JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. � Almost 150 people from all service components, including National Guard leaders from all 50 states and four territories, gathered in Patton Hall to witness a defining moment in National Guard history: the unveiling of the positional flag for the senior enlisted advisor to the chief, National Guard Bureau.
Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, the National Guard�s top officer, noted the significance of the day, emphasizing the ever-evolving nature and significance of the Guard. �Tonight, we honor a new chapter in the National Guard Bureau�s history,� said Hokanson. �This role joins two enlisted forces with two unique cultures � the Army and the Air Force � united by their duties and identity as Guardsmen.
The SEA�s colors and insignia make it clear: Today�s National Guard is a valued and valuable force �on the world�s stage, in the homeland we defend, and at the highest levels of military leadership.� ... This marks the first time a senior enlisted advisor to the National Guard chief has been recognized with positional colors. The introduction of the colors symbolizes an acknowledgment of a storied past and the forward momentum of the enlisted force.

This is the fifth flag established for a senior enlisted advisor, following:
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Sergeant Major of the Army
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force

Dave Fowler, 10 April 2024

Former Version (1998-2008)

[ [Positional Color]](../images/u/us^chng1.gif)image by Miles Li, 4 December 2009

Positional Color since 2008

[ [Positional Color]](../images/u/us^chng4.gif)image by Miles Li, 4 December 2009

On November 17, 2008 General Craig R. McKinley, USAF became the first four-star general to head the National Guard Bureau. Accordingly the Positional Color, as shown on his letterheads, now bears four white five-pointed stars, two on each side horizontally, while the two arrowheads in the upper fly have been removed.
Miles Li, 4 December 2009

Construction sheet: National Guard Bureau
Created: 28 July 2008. Supersedes original drawing created 7 February 1975.
Upper Base: Ultramarine Blue (Cable 65010)
Lower Base: Army Dark Blue (Cable 65012)
Stars: White (Cable 65005)
Fringe: Yellow (Cable 65002)

Dave Fowler, 11 July 2022