DA PAM 670-1: 21-11. Insignia for aides

21-11. Insignia for aides

a. Aides to the President of the United States. The insignia is a blue shield bearing a circle of 13 white stars,

supporting a gold eagle displayed with wings inverted and displayed above the shield, 1 –1/4 inches in height (see fig

21–106).

b. Aides to the Vice President of the United States. The insignia is a white shield bearing a circle of 13 blue stars,

supporting a gold-colored eagle displayed with wings inverted above the shield, 1 –1/4 inches in height (see fig

21–107).

c. Aides to the Secretary of Defense. The insignia is a blue shield, 3/4 inch in height, bearing three gold-colored

crossed arrows between four white enameled stars (two stars above the arrows and two stars below the arrows), sup-

porting a gold-colored eagle displayed with wings reversed above the shield, 1/2 inch in height (see fig 21–108).

d. Aides to the Secretary of the Army. The insignia is a red shield bearing the coat of arms of the United States in

gold-colored metal between four white enameled stars (two stars above the coat of arms and two stars below the coats

of arms), supporting a gold-colored eagle displayed with wings reversed above the shield, 1–1/4 inches in height (see

fig 21–109).

e. Aides to the Under Secretary of the Army. The insignia is a white shield bearing the coat of arms of the United

States in gold-colored metal between four red enameled stars (two stars above the coat of arms and two stars below

the coat of arms), supporting a gold-colored eagle displayed with wings reversed above the shield, 1 –1/4 inches in

height (see fig 21–110).

f. Aides to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The insignia is a shield, 3/4 inch in height, with the base

divided diagonally from the upper left to the lower right. The upper part of the insignia is blue. The lower part is white.

The shield bears a gold-colored eagle between two white five-pointed stars at the top and two blue five-pointed stars

at the base. The shield supports a gold-colored eagle displayed with wings reversed above the shield, 1/2 inch in height

(see fig 21–111).

g. Aides to the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The insignia is a white shield, 3/4 inch in height, bearing

a gold-colored eagle between two five-pointed stars at the top and two five-pointed stars at the base (blue star on

white, and white star on blue). The shield supports a gold-colored eagle displayed with wings reversed above the

shield, 1/2 inch in height (see fig 21–112).

h. Aides to the Chief of Staff of the Army. The insignia is a shield, 3/4 inch in height, with the base divided diago-

nally from the lower left to the upper right. The upper part of the insignia is red. The lower part is white. The shield

bears a silver five-pointed star surmounted by the coat of arms of the United States in gold-colored metal between two

white five-pointed stars at the top and two red five-pointed stars at the base. The shield supports a gold-colored eagle

displayed with wings reversed above the shield, 1/2 inch in height (see fig 21–113).

i. Aides to the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army. The insignia is a shield, 3/4 inch in height, with the base divided

saltirewise. The upper and lower parts of the shield are white and each side is red. The shield bears a silver five-

pointed star surmounted by the coat of arms of the United States in gold-colored metal between two red five-pointed

stars at the top and two red five-pointed stars at the base. The shield supports a gold-colored eagle displayed with

wings reversed above the shield, 1/2 inch in height (see fig 21–114).

j. Aides to a General of the Army. The insignia is a blue shield, 3/4 inch in height, with five white stars arranged

in a circle, inner points touching. The shield supports a gold-colored eagle displayed with wings reversed 1/2 inch in

height (see fig 21–115).

k. Aides to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. The insignia is a shield, 3/4 inch in height, divided diagonally

from upper left to lower right (the upper part is ultramarine blue; the lower part is dark blue) superimposed on an eagle

displayed with wings inverted and two crossed fasces, all gold, between four white five-pointed stars, two stars above

and two stars below. The shield supports a gold-colored eagle displayed with wings reversed above the shield, 1/2

inch in height (see fig 21–116).

l. Aides to the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau. The insignia is a shield, 3/4 inch in height, with the base

divided diagonally crossed from upper left to lower right and from upper right to lower left (the upper and lower

sections are ultramarine blue; the right and left sections are dark blue) superimposed on an eagle displayed with wings

inverted, two crossed fasces, all gold, between three white five-pointed stars, one above, one to the left, and one to the

right. The shield supports a gold-colored eagle displayed with wings reversed above the shield, 1/2 inch in height (see

fig 21–117).

m. Aides to general officers. The insignia is a shield, 3/4 inch in height, with a blue chief and 13 vertical stripes (7

silver and 6 red). Above the chief is the applicable number of silver stars reflecting the grade of the general officer

who the aide is serving. The shield supports a gold-colored eagle displayed with wings reversed above the shield, 1/2

inch in height (see figs 21–118 through 21–121).