Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, Chief of the Nationwide Guard Bureau, lately authorised three new seals, representing the Nationwide Guard Bureau, Army Nationwide Guard and Air Nationwide Guard. The NGB seal change was accomplished to pay respect to the bureau’s historical past, whereas the Army Nationwide Guard Seal was modified and an Air Nationwide Guard Seal established to develop a extra singular illustration of all of the Nationwide Guards of the States, Territories, and the District of Columbia.
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Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, Chief of the Nationwide Guard Bureau, lately authorised three new seals, representing the Nationwide Guard Bureau, Army Nationwide Guard and Air Nationwide Guard. The NGB seal change was accomplished to pay respect to the bureau’s historical past, whereas the Army Nationwide Guard Seal was modified and an Air Nationwide Guard Seal established to develop a extra singular illustration of all of the Nationwide Guards of the States, Territories, and the District of Columbia.
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The Air Nationwide Guard shield-shaped emblem represents the Air Nationwide Guard of the USA as a reserve element of the Air Drive and a MAJCOM-like group.
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ARLINGTON, Va. – Seals are the oldest type of heraldic insignia and have advanced over time to signify monarchies, households, and organizations. As a army design, seals signify the frequent identification of members of army organizations.
Because the nation’s oldest armed drive, the Nationwide Guard, isn’t any exception. In April 2022, the Nationwide Guard Bureau and the Army Nationwide Guard up to date the looks of their seals, and the Air Nationwide Guard established its first.
“The seals symbolize a shared organizational identification and will function reminders to our Troopers and Airmen that they belong to a world-class army group – one which fights and wins our nation’s wars, responds to emergencies on the house entrance and builds international partnerships,” stated Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, Chief of the NGB.
To honor the bureau’s historical past, the NGB seal reverted its background shade from flag blue to its unique 1921 darkish blue.
“Gen. Hokanson launched a parallel effort to replace and redefine the Army Guard’s seal and set up the primary Air Nationwide Guard seal to create a singular illustration of the Nationwide Guards of the States, Territories, and District of Columbia,” stated Dr. Richard Clark, Director of the NGB Historical past Workplace.
“One thing was wanted,” he stated, “that spoke to each the shared relationship of the Army and Air Nationwide Guards and acknowledged their separate service. Thus, each designs embrace the minuteman, however each designs are additionally distinct.”
The Army Nationwide Guard Seal options the Harmony Minuteman statue in white and darkish blue and displays the colours of George Washington’s Continental Army throughout the American Revolution. As with the earlier seal, the brand new one incorporates a darkish blue designation band with a scarlet trim and the phrases “Army Nationwide Guard” and 5 stars in white inscribed on the trim.
The Air Nationwide Guard Seal additionally options the minuteman statue in white and darkish blue and two white fighter jets with the colours of the Air Drive: ultramarine blue, alluding to the sky as the principle theater of operations, and yellow, representing the solar and the excellence required of all Airmen. The seal has a white designation band that includes darkish blue letters with the phrases “Air Nationwide Guard,” together with 5 stars.
Whereas the seals can be present in official army areas as they all the time have, an unique operate of heraldry was to assist determine Troopers and their items on the battlefield, stated Clark. “The up to date and new seals don’t have an effect on uniforms, and Airmen will proceed to put on the protect patch of the Air Nationwide Guard of the USA.”
NGB is engaged on a directive and a plan to interchange the outdated variations of Army Nationwide Guard Seal and the Air Nationwide Guard of the USA Emblem with the up to date seals in public areas, letterhead, and briefing templates.
As we speak, as battlefields turn into extra advanced, heraldry usually serves to encourage Guardsmen to acknowledge their shared membership and to assist non-Guard members simply acknowledge the service with which they’re engaged.
“Army heraldry can converse volumes to communities in regards to the Nationwide Guard,” Clark noticed. “It permits non-military members to readily determine ones’ service affiliation whereas giving Troopers and Airmen one thing of which to be proud.”
