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TO OUR MILITARY CLIENTS: From "emergency" orders to determining whether you are ordering the correct streamer, RRGF will work with you to make sure you get not only what you want, but what you need. If you've never ordered streamers before and need some help give us a call. Even if you don't order streamers from RRGF we'll be glad to help! We've been there - this business is owned by a military vet, Vietnam Era |
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A WORD ABOUT FLAGS
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RRGF made its reputation in the field of reproductions of historic flags. Because of this experience we often get asked to make unit, organization, or other military flags, such as the general officers flags shown above, which were made for a military museum and are slightly different than current flags of similar design. If you're looking for a military flag let us know; if we can't do it we'll recommend a business that can On June 29, President Bush signed HR 692 ENR "Army Specialist Joseph P. Micks Federal Flag Code Amendment Act of 2007" - click HERE to read the resolution |
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The "Orion" tribute flag is a 3 x 5 digitally printed flag featuring the distinctive 4-blade paddle propeller of Lockheed's turboprop powered L-188 (civilian) and P-3 (military) aircraft. The P-3 has served our country for over 46 years. This flag was designed by Richard R. Gideon, a professional vexillologist. It is not a military flag. Contact RRGF for more information |
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example ARMY streamers shown above are 2 3/4 x 36 inches
GWOT EXPEDITIONARY (MIL-DTL-11589/579)
AFGHANISTAN CAMPAIGN (MIL-DTL-11589/593)
IRAQ CAMPAIGN (MIL-DTL-11589/594)

GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR SERVICE (MIL-DTL-11589/580) - 2 3/4 x 36 inches
(service - shown in plastic wrapper and without embroidered script - currently
MIL-SPEC to USMC - pending for other services)

USMC - KOREAN SERVICE with two silver stars (MIL-DTL-11589/78)
2 3/4 x 36 inches Double Sided - Double Embroidered
(click on photo for a close-up of the embroidered stars)

ARMY - REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CIVIL ACTIONS GUIDON
STREAMER (MIL-DTL-11589/181)
1 3/8 x 24 inches

AIR FORCE - AFOUA GUIDON STREAMERS
(MIL-DTL-11589/4) - (note the
different date formats)
1 3/8 x 36 inches

PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION (MIL-DTL-11589/54), 1
3/8 x 24 inches, SHOWN WITH OPTIONAL GROMMET
color close-ups of selected
2 3/4 and 1 3/8 inch widths - click to expand
{some systems do not expand to full size - in that case
click on the expanded view, which should then fill your screen}
Military Specification Battle Streamers for all branches of the
service - including ROTC units
1 3/8 inches wide by 24 inches in length - commonly used with Guidon flags
1 3/8 inches wide by 36 inches in length - commonly used by the Air Force for Unit Award Streamers, such as the AFOUA
2 3/4 inches wide by 36 inches in length - Campaign Streamers used with organizational flags
2 3/4 inches wide
by 48 inches in length - Campaign Streamers used with ceremonial
flags
1 3/8 inch wide streamers have a "sleeve" to slip over the staff, with an embroidered button hole in the far edge of the sleeve. This style of attachment is specified by regulation (grommet attachment available at no extra cost)
2 3/4 inch wide
streamers have a brass grommet in the header. These
streamers are designed to slip onto a clip, which is part of a
ring arch on the top of the staff. This style of
attachment is specified by regulation. See graphic
below for details on the attachment ring
BEAUTIFULLY EMBROIDERED IN USA, on regulation RAYON material MADE IN USA -- HIGHEST QUALITY. All streamers meet DoD materials and workmanship requirements, and individual service specifications
RAYON is a man-made
material (but NOT synthetic) that offers the look and feel of
silk, but without silk's high cost, and is the material
specified in MIL-DTL-11589F,
applicable to all military services: 11589F/3.3 Materials. Materials
shall be as specified herein.
11589F/3.3.1 Yarn. The yarn shall be a continuous filament, bright regenerated cellulose rayon of the viscose or cupramnonium type with not less than 20 filaments for the single yarn. The denier (size) for warp and filling
9 - 7. Description a.
Class 1 - ARMY.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR ARMY CAMPAIGN STREAMERS MAY BE
FOUND IN MIL-DTL-14650/1M. SEE THE ASSIST
WEB SITE - CLICK HERE.
Army streamers may be size 1,
2, or 3, depending upon the flag used. Army streamers usually have
embroidery, although some streamers - such as War Service streamers
awarded to units in theater but not entitled to campaign credit -
are plain. Size 1 campaign streamers have the name and date
of the campaign; other sizes have only the name of the campaign,
with the exception of those campaigns in which a date was part of
the name, in which case both will appear. (NOTE: Whether a
particular campaign streamer gets a date or not is sometimes
confusing - it may be best to call us.) Award streamers are embroidered as required by the
award. The following is a portion of AR840-10, describing
streamer sizes and the flags with which the streamer(s) is used:
l. Two and three-fourths inch hoist by four-foot fly, for display with the U.S.Army Ceremonial flag and with the organizational color of the lst Battalion, 3d Infantry (RRGF NOTE: The Ceremonial flag is 4'4" x 5'6" and made of Rayon Banner Cloth)
2. Two and three-fourths inch hoist by a three-foot fly for display with distinguishing flags and organizational colors This size is also displayed on the Army Display flag. (RRGF NOTE: This Display flag is 3' x 4' and has the same design and material as the Ceremonial flag)
3. One and three-eighths inch hoist by a two-foot fly for display of unit decorations or awards on guidons (RRGF NOTE: A guidon is a swallow-tailed unit marker, 20-inch hoist by a 27-inch fly, the swallow-tail end forked l0 inches)
b.
Class 2 - MARINE CORPS.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR MARINE CORPS CAMPAIGN STREAMERS
MAY BE FOUND IN MIL-DTL-14650/2F. SEE THE ASSIST WEB SITE -
CLICK HERE.
Marine Corps streamers are
all size 2, double sided, double embroidered. Most Marine
Corps streamers do not have script but may have stars or other
devices; the streamer itself equals one award. Due to the
complexities of Marine Corps streamers they are the most expensive
Class 3 - NAVY.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR NAVY CAMPAIGN STREAMERS MAY BE
FOUND IN MIL-DTL-14650/3D. SEE THE
ASSIST WEB SITE - CLICK HERE.
All Navy streamers are size 2, but
are single ply. Most Navy streamers do not have script but may
have stars or other devices
Class 4 - AIR FORCE.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR AIR FORCE CAMPAIGN STREAMERS MAY
BE FOUND IN MIL-DTL-14650/4J. SEE THE
ASSIST WEB SITE - CLICK HERE.
Air Force Streamers may be size 1, 2, 3 or the award size of 1 3/8 x 36. Campaign streamers
usually include dates. Air Force and Army streamers are very much alike, differing only in number and in a few selected campaigns or operations. Streamers listed on the Army's TIOH web site (click the Army button above) will be useful for Air Force clients
who wish to see what a particular streamer looks like.
When an Air Force company or flight uses a
size 3 streamer with a guidon it is often because of its Army
Air Force heritage. When ordering guidon streamers make
sure you specify the length required by your unit's award or
campaign credit
Class 5 - UNIT AWARDS
These are special,
non-campaign streamers issued for outstanding performance. The
size depends upon the service and the award received, and the
inscription conforms to the requirements of the award. For
example, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award streamers are 1 3/8 x 24
(or 36) and have "From - To" dates embroidered on them, such
as "1 JUL 02 - 30 JUN 03". When ordering award
streamers we will embroider the script per your directions, so be sure it
is correct! UNIT AWARDS are covered by MIL-DTL-14650/5D
Size 1 - 2 3/4 x 48 {7 x 122 cm}
Size 2 - 2 3/4 x 36 {7 x 91 cm}
Size 3 - 1 3/8 x 24 {3.5 x 61 cm}
Award Size - 1 3/8 x 36 {3.5 x 91
cm}, typically used
by the Air Force
Style - per specification sheet. This is usually found in MIL-DTL-11589/[RIBBON NUMBER]. For example, a JOINT MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD (DoD) is described in MIL-DTL-11589/289
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Class 6 -
COAST GUARD. SPECIFICATIONS
FOR COAST GUARD CAMPAIGN STREAMERS MAY BE FOUND IN MIL-DTL-14650/6C.
SEE THE ASSIST WEB SITE - CLICK HERE.
The United States Coast Guard comes under the supervision of the
Department of Homeland Security and is not an agency of the
Department of Defense. However, Coast Guard streamers follow
TIOH specifications for size and materials. Coast Guard
streamers are all size 1 and only a few have embroidery of any kind
Questions often arise concerning the attachment ring, officially known as a STREAMER SET ATTACHMENT. The DoD* specifies two types: TYPE I is an 18 hole attachment ring that is specified for the ARMY* CEREMONIAL FLAG; TYPE II has 15 holes and is specified for "all other flags." All rings are finished in nickel plating, according to regulations. These attachments are expensive, due to the specifications established by the DoD - which are highly detailed, down to the type of metal used. The graphic below is provided for your information only. SPECIFICATIONS FOR ATTACHMENT SETS MAY BE FOUND IN MIL-S-14630B. SEE THE ASSIST WEB SITE - CLICK HERE
*MIL-S-14630B states that the specifications below are "...approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense."


A portion of a 1 3/8" x 36" custom streamer reading Katherine Feuhrer Gideon - Artist

Close-up of a portion of a 1 3/8" x 24"custom streamer
RRGF CUSTOM STREAMERS employ the same materials and workmanship
as are found in our regulation military streamers. CUSTOM
STREAMERS now make up a growing portion of this business. What better
way to give an organization's flag or guidon the recognition it deserves, in a
non-invasive way, than to employ the cachet of a military quality
streamer! Clients includes fire
departments, police departments, municipalities, military organizations,
veterans groups, a HUGE national and international supplemental life and
health insurance company, and a HUGE U.S. snack-food company; even one Presidential Library! Please take the time to
read the information shown below, then give us a call! Custom streamers must conform to Guidon or Campaign Streamer
widths; in most cases we can adjust the length to conform to the
requirements of your project - contact
RRGF for more information
IMPORTANT NOTE: Words on a
streamer are not an issue. We will also embroider standard
military devices - such as stars, palms, arrowheads, EHD's, and
Taeguks. If you have some other device in mind please call.
PLEASE NOTE THE COLOR CHOICES SHOWN BELOW!!! Custom
streamers are available ONLY in solid colors HIGHEST QUALITY - for projects
that require premium streamers
Our streamers are made of banner
Rayon to the
highest military standards - we do NOT provide "party streamers,"
printed or silk screened, or petroleum based synthetic material
streamers
to recap our requirements for custom streamers,
1. CUSTOM Streamers must conform
to military criteria for width
2. CUSTOM Streamers must be solid colors only, and chosen from the
colors available in our custom color chart. NO MILITARY SPEC SOLID
COLOR (such as an Army PUC) may be used by a military unit in a
non-regulation fashion
3. No regulation military campaign, award, or service streamer may be employed by a military
unit as a CUSTOM streamer
4. No deviation in the construction method for CUSTOM streamers from
that shown in MIL-DTL-11589, STREAMERS FOR COLORS OR SERVICE FLAGS and
STREAMERS FOR GUIDONS (click HERE to see construction
schematics)
NOTE!! - THESE SOLID COLORS ARE THE ONLY COLOR CHOICES AVAILABLE IN 2 3/4" WIDTHS




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some systems do not expand to full size - in that case
click on the expanded view,
which should then fill your screen
solid color 1 3/8 inch wide NON-MIL-SPEC
(note: color acuity may be affected by your monitor's settings)

refers to streamers defined by a particular service in terms of color, pattern, material, and weave. Typical MIL-SPEC streamers have Moiré patterns (Moiré looks like "waves" in the body of the streamer and is most easily seen in solid body color streamers) and defined colors. NON-MIL-SPEC streamers are those not defined by regulations in terms of color, pattern, or embroidery. All of our streamers, whether MIL-SPEC or NON-MIL-SPEC, meet DoD MIL-SPEC standards for materials and workmanship
MIL-SPEC VS. NON-MIL-SPEC
MIL-SPEC
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QUOTES INCLUDE NORMAL GROUND SHIPPING TO DOMESTIC ADDRESSES OR MILITARY POST OFFICES (APO, FPO, etc.).WE SHIP YOUR ORDER VIA FED-EX OR USPS IN ABOUT THREE TO FIVE BUSINESS DAYS FOR MOST ITEMS. CUSTOM STREAMER ORDERS MAY TAKE A DAY OR TWO LONGER. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED OVERNIGHT DELIVERY OR OTHER SPECIAL SHIPPING OPTIONS (extra cost).TIMES ARE ESTIMATES, AND MAY BE EXTENDED BY OUR ORDER LOAD. THREE TO FIVE BUSINESS DAYS represents the average time to get the product to the shipper. Call or E-mail for additional information concerning shipping
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