A shield-shaped embroidered item with a semi-circular base 2 1/4 inches (5.72 cm) in height and 1 7/8 inches (4.76 cm) in width overall, consisting of a scarlet background edged with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) ultramarine blue outer border and a 1/4 inch (.64 cm) ultramarine blue inner border with four scarlet hash marks, two to the left and two to the right. The beret flash was approved on 20 November 2013. (TIOH Dwg. No. A-4-288)