Flag of the United States Space Force explained

United States Space Force flag
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Design:Key and supporting elements of the Space Force seal over the inscription "UNITED STATES SPACE FORCE" and the year 2019 in Roman numerals in white letters and platinum fringe.

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.

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

Armed Forces Expeditionary
Campaign name embroidered on streamerDate embroidered on streamer
Grenada1983
Panama1989–1990
Lebanon1983–1987
Libya–El Dorado Canyon1986
Persian Gulf1987–1990
Somalia1992–1995
Haiti1994–1995
Bosnia and Herzegovina & Croatia1995–1996
Southwest Asia1995–1997
Southwest Asia1995–2003
Bosnia and Herzegovina & Croatia1996–1998
Southwest Asia1995–2003
Bosnia and Herzegovina & Croatia1998–2004
Southwest Asia1997–2003
Southwest Asia1998
Southwest Asia1998–2003
Haiti2004

Southwest Asia Service

Southwest Asia Service
Campaign name embroidered on streamerDate embroidered on streamer
Defense of Saudi Arabia1990–1991
Liberation and Defense of Kuwait1991
Southwest Asia Cease-fire1991–1995

Kosovo Campaign

Kosovo Campaign
Campaign name embroidered on streamerDate embroidered on streamer
Kosovo Air Campaign1999
Kosovo Defense Campaign1999–2013

Afghanistan Campaign

Afghanistan Campaign
Campaign name embroidered on streamerDate embroidered on streamer
None (War service streamer)None
Liberation of Afghanistan2001
Consolidation I2001–2006
Consolidation II2006–2009
Consolidation III2009–2011
Transition I2011–2014
Transition II2015–2021

Iraq Campaign

Iraq Campaign
Campaign name embroidered on streamerDate embroidered on streamer
None (War service streamer)None
Liberation of Iraq2003
Transition of Iraq2003–2004
Iraq Governance2004–2005
National Resolution2005–2007
Iraq Surge2007–2008
Iraq Sovereignty2009–2010
New Dawn2010–2011

Inherent Resolve Campaign

Inherent Resolve Campaign
Campaign name embroidered on streamerDate embroidered on streamer
Abeyance2014–2015
Intensification2015–2017
Defeat2017–2020

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.

Organizational flags

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fact Sheet. United States Space Force. 2020-05-15. 2020-05-16.
  2. Web site: President Trump is Presented with the Space Force Flag C-SPAN Classroom. www.c-span.org. 2020-05-22.
  3. 2020-05-15. Space Force Flag Unveiled at White House. Department of Defense. United States Space Force. Jim. Garamone. 2020-05-16.
  4. Web site: Air Force Instruction 34-1201, Protocol. August 18, 2020. January 10, 2023. 23 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171023011230/http://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_a1/publication/afi34-1201/afi34-1201.pdf. dead.
  5. Web site: US Air Force Battle Streamers. scottcraft-military.com. January 13, 2023.