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In Cambodia, the Colours of the Military and other uniformed institutions follow British, US, and French practice.. Until 2022 basically 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.
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 ...
A general order issued by George Washington on February 20, 1776, when he was commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, directed that "it is necessary that every Regiment should be furnished with Colours" and the "Number of the Regiment is to be mark'd on the Colours, and such a Motto, as the Colonel may choose, in fixing upon which, the ...
Per Ardua Ad Astra, a 1984 memorial sculpture by Oscar Nemon on University Avenue in Toronto, honouring fallen Canadian airmen and women. Per ardua ad astra is a Latin phrase meaning "through adversity to the stars" [ 1] or "through struggle to the stars" [ 2] that is the official motto of the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces ...
The Finnish Air Force, one of the oldest air forces of the world, pre-dates the British RAF (founded as an independent entity on 1 April 1918) and the Swedish Flygvapnet (founded on 1 July 1926). The first steps in the history of Finnish aviation involved Russian aircraft. The Russian military had a number of early designs stationed in the ...
Republic of China Air Force. 無空防即無國防 (wu-kong-fang-ji-wu-guo-fang): without air defense there is no national defense. Republic of China Military Police. 忠貞憲兵 (zhong-zheng-xian-bing): loyal military police. Military Academy. 親愛精誠: Fraternity, Devotion, Sincerity.
United States military aircraft national insignia. A US Navy Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II with low-visibility insignia on fuselage. This is a listing of the nationality markings used by military aircraft of the United States, including those of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army and their ...
The flag of the United States Air Force was introduced in 1951 and consists of the U.S. Air Force 's crest and shield, which itself comprises 13 white stars and the Department of the Air Force's coat of arms on a field of blue. The 13 stars represent the 13 original British American colonies, the three star grouping at the top portray the three ...