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…
DECEMBER 9, 2024 — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree today introducing an official emblem and flag for Ukraine‘s Foreign Intelligence Service (SZRU), Militarnyi reports. According to the decree, the SZRU’s emblem features a graphite-gray cross with a blue medallion in its center, displaying the Sign of the Princely State of Volodymyr the Great….
DECEMBER 4, 2024 — The United States Space Force officially activated its first unit in Japan today, according to reporting by UPI. The unit’s inauguration ceremony, held Wednesday at Yokota Air Base, coincided with the unveiling of its unit flag. According to the Mainichi Shimbun, approximately 300 attendees, including representatives from the U.S. military, Japan’s…
NOVEMBER 23, 2024 — Today, a historic hand-sewn flag was raised on the spire of Strasbourg Cathedral during events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the city’s liberation in 1944, Le Monde reports. This symbolic act recreated the daring ascent of Maurice Lebrun, a soldier in the 1st Moroccan Spahi Marching Regiment (1er R.M.S.M.), who scaled…