This VS-17 Marker Panel is the Signal Panel that is used by the United States Military. This version of the VS17 Signal Panel was manufactured under the NSN 8345 00 174 6865 and DLA 100-91-F-EC21. This version of the VS17 Signal Panel version differs from the other VS 17 Signal Panel Marker listed in this category as it comes with its own, attached, storage bag and has slightly different dimensions.

The VS17 Panel Marker is attached to tanks, trucks, rucksacks and just about anything that needs to be identified from the air. The VS17 Signal Panel, or Signal Panel Marker, is often laid out on the ground to identify troop positions to friendly aircraft, or to identify where help is needed.

The VS-17 Panel Marker comes equipped with tie downs for attachment to just about anything and snaps so that multiple signal panels can be joined together. The VS-17 Signal Panel Marker has both a high visibility pink side and a high visibility orange side and is perfect for identifying persons in distress to search teams and aircraft.

SOG teams would often sew a small section of the panel in their boonie hat to be turned inside out when they needed to be visible from the air for extraction.