The Base Honor Guard (BHG) Badge, known as the “Cookie” is a device that only Active Duty, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard Airmen wear when they are assigned to a BHG. Not even retirees can wear it unless they are actively working with a BHG. I went through two weeks of honor guard training many years ago (1990) …
What Base Honor Guard Members Need to Know: Uniform Trousers
The Air Force Base Honor Guard (BHG) uniform is a modified standard USAF uniform. Stripes, an aiguillette, BHG arc and sewn creases are added like in the picture at right (that’s me, second from the left). You may notice that the right rifle guard’s stripe on his trouser leg is slightly bunched. This is a rampant problem with BHGs around …
How not to Stand Around while on a Color Team
This is a Base Honor Guard waiting to present the colors at a game. Nothing wrong with that, except that, 1) they are in the public eye and should be at Stand At Ease, and 2) the colors are out of order which is completely unacceptable. When the colors are uncased, they need to be in the proper order- always. …