A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/16 inches (2.70 cm) in height overall consisting of a brown Indian head with black hair in a white war bonnet, feather tips black and garnished gray, black, green, blue and yellow on a yellow and blue wreath. The insignia is worn in pairs.
The Indian appears on the Seal of the State of Oklahoma. The colors of the wreath, yellow and blue, symbolize that the territory of the State was a portion of the Louisiana Purchase.
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the State Staff and State Department, Oklahoma National Guard on 7 August 1937. It was amended to permit manufacturing in pairs on 14 April 1939. The insignia was redesignated for Headquarters and the noncolor bearing units of the Oklahoma Army National Guard on 16 July 1968. The insignia was redesignated with description amended and symbolism added, effective 30 December 1983, for Headquarters, State Area Command, Oklahoma Army National Guard. It was redesignated effective 1 October 2003, for the Oklahoma Army National Guard Element, Joint Force Headquarters and amended to update the description.