page_title: Guidon (United States)
section_title: Air Force
hierarchical_section_title: Guidon (United States) / By branch / Air Force
caption_attribution_description: United States Air Force unit 850th Space Communications Squadron inactivates at ceremony; 50th Network Operations Group commander Col David Uhrich on left; 50th Network Operations Group First Sergeant SMSgt Hickerson center; 850th Space Communications Squadron commander Lt Col Danny Cecil on right
context_page_description: In the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air Force, a guidon is a military standard that company/battery/troop or platoon-sized detachments carry to signify their unit designation and branch/corps affiliation or the title of the individual who carries it. A basic guidon can be rectangular, but sometimes has a triangular portion removed from the fly.
context_section_description: In the Air Force, guidons are ultramarine blue wool and gold in nylon, nylon, or polyester bunting, 20 by 27 inches (51 cm × 69 cm) to end of the swallowtail, and forked 10 inches (25 cm). An Air Force yellow American Eagle design appears on the front of the guidon and on the reverse side as if printed through. Above the design is the designation of the parent unit; below it is the designation of the squadron. When the number of the squadron and the parent organization are the same, the lower line indicates only the alphabetical portion of the squadron designation. Numerals and lettering are yellow, from 1 ³⁄₄ by 3 ¹⁄₂ inches (4.4 cm × 8.9 cm) tall, and in varying widths. Lettering and numerals appear on both sides of the guidon, reading from left to right on both sides.
  Campaign and service streamers earned by a unit are displayed on that unit's flag or guidon.
caption: Air Force personnel case a squadron guidon as part of an inactivation ceremony.
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