guidon
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1. guidon - Noun
2. guidon - Verb
Meaning
A small flag or streamer, as that carried by cavalry, which is broad at one end and nearly pointed at the other, or that used to direct the movements of a body of infantry, or to make signals at sea; also, the flag of a guild or fraternity. In the United States service, each company of cavalry has a guidon.
One who carries a flag.
One of a community established at Rome, by Charlemagne, to guide pilgrims to the Holy Land.
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Capt. Daniel Parsons, 412th Security Forces Squadron Det. 1 Commander, unfurls his unit’s guidon during an activation and assumption of command ceremony at the 412th Test Wing Operation Location Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., Feb. 13, 2020.
Air Force photograph by Christopher Okula Col. Eric Leshinsky, 412th Mission Support Group commander, and Janice L. Hollen pose for a photo with the 412th Force Support Squadron guidon.
Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer, 412th Test Wing commander (left), hands Col. Jeffry Hollman, the 412th Mission Support Group guidon during an assumption of command ceremony held June 4 at Club Muroc.
Capt. Jacob Partridge (center), an information officer assigned to 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, holds up the first guidon for 1-14 Inf.
The unit’s guidon, a small flag on a staff that represents the unit and the leaders command, was passed from the outgoing leaders to the new leadership team symbolizing the change.