Category:Streamers of the United States Army
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Campaign, War Service and Unit Award Streamers
[edit]- 1. Background. a. Battle honors were first depicted by inscribing the names of battles on the organizational color or guidon. On 1861-08-25, Major General John C. Fremont, commanding the Western Department, commended troops from Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri for their extraordinary service in the battle of Wilson's Creek, near Springfield, Missouri which had occurred 10 days earlier. The Union soldiers had fought a Confederate force five times as large and the battle ended in a moral victory for the Union Army. Fremont ordered the word "Springfield" to be emblazoned on the colors of the units involved in the fighting.
- b. General Order 19, War Department, 1862-02-22, prescribed that there should be inscribed upon the color or guidons of all regiments and batteries the names of the battles in which they had borne a meritorious part.
- c. On 1890-02-01, the use of inscribed battle honors upon the national and regimental colors was discontinued and engraved silver rings, now called silver bands, were authorized. This practice continued until 1918 when the silver bands were in short supply and the War Department authorized the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces (Gen. John J. Pershing) to locally procure ribbon as a substitute and inscribe on the ribbon strips the name of special battles and major operations that color bearing units of the AEF had been engaged in during World War I. These ribbon strips became the forerunners of our present day campaign streamers.
- d. Hand embroidered silk streamers were introduced on 1920-06-03. The original directive prescribed that there would be a silk streamer for each war in which the organization participated in the theatre of operations and to be the color of the campaign ribbon for the different wars. The name of the battle or campaign of a war was embroidered on the ribbon.
- e. Unit award streamers were also first authorized in 1920 when the War Department authorized a blue silk streamer with the name of the action embroidered thereon. The streamer was adopted to reflect organizations "Mentioned In Orders" by the War Department for meritorious service in action.
- 2. Current Streamers/Decorations. Only campaign streamers are displayed on the Army flag and they are 2 3/4 inches wide and 4 feet long. Streamers (2 3/4 inches wide and 3 feet in length) are currently authorized for display by organizations authorized a distinguishing flag.
- 3. Army Flag Streamer Set. A streamer for each campaign in which Army organizations participated is displayed on the Army flag. There are currently 178 streamers displayed on the Army flag. Units, which received campaign credit participation for these campaigns, may display a three-foot streamer without dates on their organizational flag.
- 4. Unit Award Streamers. Unit award streamers are used by organizations to indicate the unit has been awarded a unit decoration. Both foreign and U.S. unit decorations are reflected through the use of unit award streamers. In addition to the regular size unit award streamers for display by units on the organizational flag, unit award streamers (1 3/8 inches wide and 2 feet long) are displayed by separate companies authorized a guidon. The inscription and device, if required, will be as indicated on the unit's lineage and honors.
- 5. Streamer Devices. The following devices are embroidered on the streamers of organizations when specified in the lineage and honors. Devices are not placed on streamers displayed on the Army flag.
- 6. Display of Streamers on the Army Flag. Streamers are affixed to the attaching device in a counterclockwise manner. LEXINGTON 1775 is the first streamer and IRAQ CAMPAIGN will be the last streamer. When the Army flag is not being carried, the streamers will be arranged in such a manner that LEXINGTON 1775 is displayed in the preeminent position, i.e., in the center facing forward and completely identifiable. The streamer awarded for the most recent campaign will also be visible.
- 7. Silver Bands. On 2004-12-07, the G-1 approved a policy change as follows: Guidon bearing elements displaying silver bands for campaign participation and war service credit, will now display a streamer one and three eighths inch hoist by a two foot fly in lieu of the silver bands. Silver bands will no longer be used. These guidon bearing units are also now allowed to display all regimental honors instead of displaying only earned honors. This will be accomplished by using the laurel wreath as the earned honor device on the guidon campaign streamers.
- 8. Procurement. Streamers may be obtained by submitting a manual requisition in accordance with chapter 9, AR 840-10. A copy of the unit's lineage and honors or a statement of service must be included with the requisition. Battalions and squadrons of regiments will attach a copy of the lineage and honors or statement of service for the regiment if a separate lineage and honors for the battalion is not maintained. Streamers displayed by these battalions/squadrons are a duplicate of the streamers authorized for the regiment unless the battalion is authorized an additional streamer. Separate lineage and honors are not maintained for the reserve battalions.
Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
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- US Army Unit Award Streamers (1 F)
Media in category "Streamers of the United States Army"
The following 97 files are in this category, out of 97 total.
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1-227 AV Colors and Streamers.jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 4.21 MB
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ACM 1B.PNG 423 × 29; 12 KB
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ACM 3B.png 423 × 29; 12 KB
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Afghanistan Campaign Streamer.png 500 × 35; 5 KB
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Aisne Pic.png 783 × 69; 60 KB
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American Defense Service - Streamer.png 500 × 35; 3 KB
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Antietam.png 790 × 69; 41 KB
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APC 1S.PNG 424 × 29; 20 KB
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Appomattox.png 783 × 69; 42 KB
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Ardennes-Alsace Campaign Streamer.jpg 740 × 140; 34 KB
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Ardennes.png 783 × 69; 89 KB
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamer.jpg 500 × 35; 17 KB
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Army flag with campaign streamers.png 323 × 275; 37 KB
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Army Occupation of Germany - World War I streamer.jpg 500 × 35; 14 KB
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Army Of Occupation - World War II Streamer.png 500 × 35; 3 KB
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Army of Occupation Germany WWI.svg 500 × 35; 614 bytes
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Army Presidential Unit Citation.png 2,444 × 188; 9 KB
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Asiatic-Pacific Streamer.png 500 × 35; 7 KB
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Battle-Streamers.png 275 × 451; 264 KB
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Berlin Airlift AOWWII Streamer.png 500 × 35; 4 KB
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Campaign Streamer Algeria-French Morocco with Arrowhead.png 2,072 × 154; 27 KB
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Campaign Streamer Mexican American War No Inscription.png 2,072 × 152; 8 KB
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Central Europe pic.png 783 × 69; 87 KB
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Ceremony marks departure of 53rd Transportation Battalion DVIDS43573.jpg 1,840 × 1,224; 1.53 MB
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Champagne.png 783 × 69; 62 KB
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Chancellorsville.png 790 × 69; 42 KB
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China Expedition Streamer.png 2,443 × 187; 15 KB
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Chryssoun Aristion Andrias Streamer.png 700 × 54; 11 KB
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Console ii.png 783 × 69; 29 KB
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Console iii.png 783 × 69; 29 KB
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Streamer.jpg 500 × 35; 16 KB
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Frederiscksburg.png 790 × 69; 42 KB
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French Croix De Guerre Streamer (World War I).jpg 500 × 35; 16 KB
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French Croix De Guerre Streamer (World War II).jpg 500 × 35; 15 KB
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Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Streamer.jpg 500 × 35; 16 KB
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GWOT.png 783 × 69; 30 KB
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ICM 2B.PNG 423 × 29; 17 KB
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Inherent Resolve Campaign streamer.png 1,024 × 59; 53 KB
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Inherent Resolve Campaign streamer.svg 4,320 × 248; 5 KB
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Iraq Campaign Ribbon.png 500 × 35; 4 KB
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Iraq Campaign streamer (Iraqi Sovereignty 2009-2010).svg 4,320 × 248; 25 KB
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Iraq Campaign streamer (Liberation of Iraq 2003).svg 4,320 × 248; 21 KB
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Iraq Campaign streamer (Transition of Iraq 2003-2004).svg 4,320 × 248; 26 KB
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Iraq Campaign streamer.png 4,609 × 264; 19 KB
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Iraq Campaign streamer.svg 4,320 × 248; 6 KB
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Iraqi sovern.png 783 × 69; 36 KB
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Korean War Battle Streamer.png 500 × 35; 8 KB
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Korean War Streamer.png 500 × 35; 5 KB
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Kosovo Campaign Streamer.jpg 500 × 35; 13 KB
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Liberation pic.png 783 × 69; 36 KB
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Lorraine pic.png 783 × 69; 61 KB
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Meuse.png 783 × 69; 60 KB
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Mexican Service Streamer.jpg 500 × 35; 5 KB
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Mexican War Service Campaign Streamer.png 2,443 × 187; 17 KB
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MWO WWII.gif 2,443 × 187; 19 KB
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New dawn.png 783 × 69; 34 KB
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Normandy pic.png 783 × 69; 87 KB
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Normandy Streamer.png 355 × 58; 23 KB
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Northern France.png 783 × 69; 89 KB
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Philippine pic.png 502 × 37; 4 KB
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Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Streamer.png 500 × 35; 3 KB
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Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Streamer.png 500 × 35; 5 KB
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RevWarStr.PNG 2,443 × 187; 18 KB
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Rhineland pic.png 783 × 69; 87 KB
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Santiago pic.png 783 × 69; 77 KB
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Southwest Asia Service Streamer.png 500 × 35; 5 KB
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St. Mihiel.png 783 × 69; 61 KB
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Streamer AFGCS.PNG 500 × 35; 8 KB
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Streamer AISNE 1918 ARMY.png 500 × 35; 19 KB
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Streamer AISNE-MARNE 1918 ARMY.jpg 500 × 35; 15 KB
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Streamer CAMBRAI 1917 ARMY.png 500 × 35; 20 KB
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Streamer CHAMPAGNE-MARNE 1918 ARMY.png 500 × 35; 23 KB
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Streamer LYS 1918 ARMY.png 500 × 35; 18 KB
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Streamer MEUSE-ARGONNE 1918 ARMY.png 500 × 35; 22 KB
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Streamer MONTDIDIER-NOYON 1918 ARMY.png 500 × 35; 23 KB
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Streamer MUC Army.PNG 500 × 35; 3 KB
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Streamer OISE-AISNE 1918 ARMY.png 500 × 35; 21 KB
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Streamer PUC Army.PNG 500 × 35; 3 KB
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Streamer SOMME DEFENSIVE-2 1918 ARMY.png 500 × 35; 23 KB
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Streamer SOMME OFFENSIVE2 1918 ARMY.png 500 × 35; 23 KB
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Streamer ST. MIHIEL 1918 ARMY.png 500 × 35; 20 KB
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Streamer TPRES-LYS 1918 ARMY.png 500 × 35; 20 KB
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Streamer VITTORIA VENETO 1918 ARMY.png 500 × 35; 22 KB
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Streamer VUA Army.PNG 500 × 35; 8 KB
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Streamer-1812.jpg 500 × 35; 10 KB
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Summer Fall.png 783 × 69; 72 KB
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Trans of iraq.png 783 × 69; 35 KB
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Transition i.png 783 × 69; 28 KB
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USAF campaign streamer-WWII (EAME).jpg 196 × 485; 26 KB
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Vietnam Gallantry Cross - Streamer.jpg 500 × 35; 14 KB
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Vietnam Service Streamer.jpg 500 × 35; 15 KB
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World War I Streamer.png 2,443 × 187; 20 KB
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World War I War Service Streamer without inscription.png 500 × 35; 16 KB
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World War II Victory Streamer.png 500 × 35; 8 KB
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WW II American Campaign (Antisubmarine) Streamer.jpg 500 × 35; 20 KB