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  2. Military colours, standards and guidons - Wikipedia

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    In Cambodia, the Colours of the Military and other uniformed institutions follow British, US, and French practice.. Until 2022, what was essentially a large version of the Flag of Cambodia with the unit name below in white in the bottom blue stripe was used as the King's Colour of RCAF formations before being reassigned as the National Colour for parades and ceremonies.

  3. United States Army branch insignia - Wikipedia

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    The first use of Army branch insignia was just prior to the American Civil War in 1859 for use on the black felt hat. A system of branch colors, indicated by piping on uniforms of foot soldiers and lace for mounted troops, was first authorized in the 1851 uniform regulations, with Prussian blue denoting infantry, scarlet for artillery, orange for dragoons, green for mounted rifles, and black ...

  4. Uniforms of the United States Army - Wikipedia

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    Uniforms for the War of 1812 were made in Philadelphia.. The design of early army uniforms was influenced by both British and French traditions. One of the first Army-wide regulations, adopted in 1789, prescribed blue coats with colored facings to identify a unit's region of origin: New England units wore white facings, southern units wore blue facings, and units from Mid-Atlantic states wore ...

  5. United States Army enlisted rank insignia 1851–1901 - Wikipedia

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    The chevrons for color sergeants are described as being for "regimental and battalion color sergeants". This would indicate that there was a color sergeant in the engineer battalion. On October 24, 1884, the color of the infantry was changed from sky blue to white, dark blue chevrons on overcoats continued.

  6. Historical colours, standards and guidons - Wikipedia

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    Regulations in 1797 were introduced to give the military a guideline when awarding colours. New designs for regular infantry units were made, with the state color consisting of white with the state emblem and the assigned colors of the company/battalion/regiment using a different emblem.

  7. Uniforms of the United States Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    The USMC's MARPAT pattern was the first digitalized (pixelated) pattern in the U.S. military, unveiled in mid-2001. [2] [3] [4] It was first available in January 2002 and was mandatory by late 2004. [5] [6] 2002 U.S. Navy: Navy Working Uniform (NWU) There are two variants of the camouflage.

  8. Berets of the United States Army - Wikipedia

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    Two officers from 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), one wearing a maroon beret and the other a rifle-green beret, participate in change of command ceremony, 2017. The United States Army has used military berets as headgear with various uniforms beginning in World War II.

  9. Flags of the United States Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Joint Service Color Guard on parade at Fort Myer, Virginia in October 2001. This joint color guard shows the organizational colors of each branch (left to right): National, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Coast Guard. The several branches of the United States Armed Forces are represented by flags ...