The yellow-gold border and blue field of the 229th Aviation Group organizational flash and background trimming (oval) is the same design used for the Group’s parent organization, the 229th Aviation Regiment. A white lightning bolt reflects the fact that the 229th Aviation Group was designated as both an Airborne and an Attack unit and had the ability to strike with alarming swiftness.
Worn by all personnel in a unit, organizational flashes are centered on the colored beret that denotes their particular unit type (maroon for Airborne, green for Special Forces, tan for Ranger, and brown for Security Force Assistance Command/Brigade). Officers wear their pin-on, non-subdued rank insignia centered on the flash, while Junior Enlisted Soldiers and NCOs wear their Distinctive Unit Insignia, or DUI; if the unit had a DUI approved, it wears its Regimental Distinctive Insignia, e.g., Soldiers who served in the 229th Aviation Group would wear the U.S. Army 229th Aviation Regiment Unit Crest
Ovals are worn only by those Soldiers in a unit who have qualified for a Parachutist or Air Assault Badge. The main portion of the badge is centered on top of the oval (the star and wreath of some Parachutist badges will necessarily project slightly above the oval). The oval-and-badge combination is worn on the coats of both the AGSU and ASU (including the ASU Dress variation), Service Uniform Shirts, and the blue or green Army Maternity Tunic (female Soldiers only).