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    In the United States Armed Forces, a guidon is a military standard or flag that company/battery/troop or platoon-sized detachments carry to signify their...
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    ceremony, the colors are traditionally kept in the commander's office. A Marine guidon is always rectangular, 22 by 28 inches (56 by 71 cm), with a scarlet...
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    organizations, the practice of carrying colours, standards, flags, or guidons, both to act as a rallying point for troops and to mark the location of...
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    flags include banners, standards, pennons and their variants, gonfalons, guidons, and pinsels. Specifications governing heraldic flags vary from country...
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    center. The Guidon is identical to the Standard except that the Royal Guidon has a gold fringe. It is made of silk taffeta. The size of the guidon is 80 cm...
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    heritage while the official Marine Corps colors of scarlet and gold are also present, forming the base of Marine Corps guidons, and all three form the basis...
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    The Troupes de Marine (lit. 'Marine Troops') or TDM, sometimes simply referred to as "French Marines" in English, are one of the major components of the...
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    Gordon Maitland, The story of Australia's flags: Our flags, standards, guidons, colours, banners, battle honours, and ensigns, Playbill Printworks, 2015...
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  • many Military Occupational Specialties require to qualify. Guide – Unit guidon-bearer; in recruit training, also the senior recruit and responsible for...
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  • The D.I. (category Films about the United States Marine Corps)
    to graduating. Moore calls Owens forward and presents him with the unit guidon, asking Owens if he thinks he is strong enough to carry it. When Owens confidently...
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    Battalion) Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (23rd Marine Regiment) "Passing the Guidon | Maj. Gen. Douglas K. Clark relinquished his role as commanding...
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    Tromba marina (redirect from Trumpet marine)
    string called a guidon is tied around the playing string below the bridge and runs up to the pegbox where it is wrapped around a peg. The guidon adjusts the...
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    The following is a list of historical military colours, standards and guidons in different countries that do not exist today. During the Middle Ages,...
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  • Ensign (rank) (redirect from Guidon (rank))
    regiments used the term cornette (cornet) and the dragoon regiments used guidon. Heitman, Francis B. (1903). Historical register and dictionary of the United...
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    deployed to Al Asad Airbase in Iraq as a complete squadron under her own guidon to conduct Aviation Ground Combat Support. In December 2007 the squadron...
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    instructors. The next morning, the new Marines form for their graduation ceremony, march across the parade deck, have their guidons retired, and are dismissed from...
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  • Palma Tenerife See also: Flag of Spain See: Royal Standard of Spain See: Guidon (heraldic flag) Flags of the autonomous communities of Spain Coats of arms...
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  • Platoon guide (category Military ranks of the United States Marine Corps)
    recruit leadership of the platoon. In Marine Corps training units the platoon guide also carries the platoon guidon. This is derived from 19th-century guide...
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    Marching Regiments of Foot", reproduced in Edwards, T J (1953). Standards, Guidons and Colours of the Commonwealth Forces. Aldershot: Gale & Polden. pp. 191–193...
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    equivalent formations) is: Left escort 1st 2 company guidon bearers Unit colour 2nd 2 company guidon bearers Right escort Brigade-level colours (and above)...
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    required. Members are also responsible for carrying the USAF Honor Guard guidon. A color team usually comprises four individuals: the Non-Commissioned Officer-in-charge...
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    Space Command uses a unique flag along with the flags of the service flags. Guidon (United States) Duncan Jr., Charles W. (October 31, 1977). "DoD Directive...
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    artillery does not maintain battle honours as they carry neither colours nor guidons—though their guns by tradition are afforded many of the same respects and...
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    133167°E / 59.077889; 18.133167 The 1st Marine Regiment (Swedish: Stockholms amfibieregemente, Amf 1) is a marine regiment of the Swedish Amphibious Corps...
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    863483°E / 57.676317; 11.863483 The 4th Marine Regiment (Swedish: Älvsborgs amfibieregemente, Amf 4) is one of two marine regiments of the Swedish Amphibious...
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    continuing Marine presence is the origin of the slogan "Navy owned, Marine Corps trained" and the distinctive blue "Bulldog" company guidons. The 1982...
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    Cavalry and the 'Guidons' are awarded to Light Cavalry. In military organizations, the practice of carrying colours, standards or guidons, both to act as...
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    the Deputy Secretary of the Interior Flag of the National Park Service Guidon of the National Park Service Flag of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Flag of...
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    infantry regimental flags and guidons have been National Flag blue since 1835. White is used as a secondary color on the guidons for letters, numbers, and...
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    Panzer Kaserne, Böblingen Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley...
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