A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 inch (2.54 cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned as follows: Per pairle Argent, Gules and Azure, the crest for the Army National Guard of the State of Kansas Proper.
Red, white and blue are our National colors. The sunflower is the State flower. The territory of the State is a portion of the Louisiana Purchase and the colors of the heraldic wreath or torse are accordingly gold and blue.
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for State Staff Corps and Departments, Kansas Army National Guard on 10 January 1930. It was redesignated for Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment and noncolor bearing units of the Kansas Army National Guard on 30 January 1969. The insignia was redesignated for Headquarters, State Area Command, Kansas Army National Guard, effective 1 October 1982. It was redesignated effective 1 October 2003, for the Kansas Army National Guard Element, Joint Force Headquarters and amended to updated the description and add a symbolism.