Making arc shape cut-out from multiple objects

As seen in the attached image, I want the red arc shape to cut out from the green logo it is sitting on top of, while also having the red arc dissappear and reveal the transparent bg. I have tried a bunch of different ways that I have read from these forums but none of them seem to work. Obviously I'm missing something. The green shield logo is made of multiple objects. The closest I got was the arc shape cut out from some of the objects of the green logo, but not all of them, and the arc shape didn't cut out as an arc, but rather as the original rectangle. The arc is created with a regular rectangle with arc effect.

That worked. So please explain to me what the "Expand" does? I only selected the two objects that make up the shield, which one is a green outline with white fill, and the other no outline with green fill. I was only allowed to do Object > Expand, not expand appearance. What is the difference between expand and expand appearance and what does expand do?
The below picture shows the result I wanted. Thank you.

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