MARCH 29, 2026 — In New Zealand, the “Laser Kiwi” flag has made a high-profile appearance on the official flagpoles of the New Plymouth District Council after a light-hearted request from the crew of the HMNZS Aotearoa, says The Post. New Plymouth Mayor Max Brough described the move as a moment of “light-heartedness” intended to…
MARCH 15, 2026 — A grassroots movement led by a retired Royal Canadian Air Force pilot is seeking to establish Canada’s first official flag dedicated to the nation’s 460,000 military veterans, says Barrie 360. Kent Smerdon, a Barrie-based veteran with a 31-year aviation career spanning the military and commercial sectors, designed the “Canadian Military Veterans…
FEBRUARY 11, 2026 — The unfurling of a new ceremonial guidon at Peterson Space Force Base on 30 January marked the formal activation of U.S. Space Forces Northern, reports the Military Times, the seventh field component of the United States’ youngest military branch. This heraldic tradition served as the centrepiece of a ceremony in Colorado…
JANUARY 1, 2026 — In a development highlighting the deepening military cooperation between Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) officially presented a standard to its new military command, the Unified Force (FU-AES), in Bamako on Saturday, December 20. The ceremony was presided over by the President of the Transition in…
DECEMBER 13, 2025 — The inaugural flag for the United States Army Western Hemisphere Command, the Army’s newly established operational headquarters, was formally presented at an activation ceremony on December 5 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, says the Defense Logistics Agency in a press release. This unique organizational colour was manufactured on an accelerated two-week…
NOVEMBER 11, 2025 — Luxembourg’s national army has adopted a new flag, a ceremonial gesture occurring on the 44th birthday of Grand Duke Guillaume and his first St Martin’s Day as Head of the Army, says RTL Today. This event was hosted today at the Härebierg military base, and follows Grand Duke Guillaume’s accession on…
AUGUST 31, 2025 — Finland’s Air Force is set to remove the swastika symbol from its unit flags and replace it with an eagle design, according to the Helsingin Sanomat. The swastika, a symbol in use since the Air Force’s founding in 1918, has become a source of international embarrassment and confusion due to its…
AUGUST 1, 2025 — Yesterday, Chinese state media Xinhua reported that Chinese leader Xi Jinping has signed an official order unveiling the flag designs for four key new military branches: the Military Space Force (clockwise from top left), Cyber Force, Information Support Force, and Joint Logistics Support Force. This announcement coincides with the upcoming Army…
MAY 27, 2025 — Chechnya’s Akhmat special forces unit has introduced a redesigned flag incorporating the Russian tricolour, an Orthodox cross, and an Islamic crescent, alongside longstanding Chechen national symbols, reports Russian media and OC Media. The flag also includes an image of the late Chechen leader Akhmat Kadyrov, who is the unit’s namesake. Earlier…
JANUARY 16, 2025 — The Norfolk village of Claxton, previously at the center of a debate over the Union Jack, is now facing criticism for flying the White Ensign, a flag traditionally reserved for Royal Navy warships and shore bases, according to the Eastern Daily Press. In a recent attempt to standardize the display of…