23B. Respect for the Flag Flashcards
US Flag
Placement:
- suspend vertically
- at the peak of the staff
- union to the uppermost, to the flag’s own right
US Flag on Closed Casket
Size Flag:
- Interment Flag (5’x9’6”)
Placement:
- lengthwise
- union at the head, over left shoulder of deceased
Precautions:
- do not lower flag into grave
- do not allow flow to touch the ground
US Flag on Stage/Parade
Placement:
- at the speakers right (audiences left)
- other flags on opposite side
US Flag with Foreign National Flags
Placement:
- separate staffs
- equal size
- same height level
- US flag at its own right (observers left)
US Flag with National/Institutional Flags
Placement:
- at center line
- higher level than other flags
- in front of other flags (if applicable)
- other flags dipped as mark of respect
Displaying the US Flag
By Day:
- All days proclaimed by the POTUS
- birthdays of states
- state holidays
- selected national holidays (mothers day/fathers day)
By Location:
- daily near the main admin bldg of every public institution
- each school day, near every schoolhouse
US Flag at Half-Staff
- All flags flown with US Flag are flown at half staff
- exception is foreign national flags
Raising/Lowering:
- first hoisted to peak, then lowered to half-staff
- raised to peak again before lowering
Installation Flag
- flown from reveille to retreat on AF installations
- placed in front of installation headquarters
- additional flags authorized for each dependent school
- measures 8’11 3/8”x17’
- lightweight nylon bunting material
- only displayed in fair weather
US Flag during Hours of Darkness
- customary to only display US flag from sunrise to sunset
- with proper illumination, flag may be displayed 24 hours a day
VA Form 27-2008
Title:
- Application for US Flag for Burial Purposes
Saluting the US Flag
- begin salute at 6 paces before
- end salute at 6 paces passed
Garrison Flag
- flown on holidays/special occasions
- measures 20’x38’
- may be substituted with installation flag
AFI 65-601, Vol 1
Title:
- Budget Guidance & Procedures
Uses:
- info on using Org & MX funds to purchase retirement flag
Retirement Flag
- measures 3’x4’ or 3’x5’
- AF retirees are entitled to it
Organizational Flag
- rayon/synthetic substitute material
- measures 3’x4’
- trimmed on 3 edges
- rayon fringe 2” wide
Ceremonial Flag
- rayon/synthetic substitute
- measures 4’4”x5’6”
- trimmed on 3 edges
- yellow rayon fringe 2” wide
All-Weather Storm Flag
- larger than the all-purpose flag
- measures 5’x9’6”
- lightweight nylon bunting material
- alternate to installation flag in inclement weather
Carrying US Flag
- never carry flat or horizontal
- always carry aloft/free
US Flag Lapel Pin
Placement:
- on the left lapel
- near the heart
All-Purpose Flag
- measures 3’x4’
- made of rayon bunting material
Uses:
- outdoor display with flags of friendly foreign nations
- arrival ceremonies for international dignitaries
- to indicate joint occupancy of a bldg by 2 or more countries
US Flag Destruction
- Preferred method is burning
Service Flags
- displayed by order of service date
- most senior service flag to far right
Order of Precedence:
- US Army (far right)
- US Marine
- US Navy
- US AF
- US Coast Guard
- US Space Force
Next Order of Precedence:
- NORAD
Flag Folding
- Do not salute folded (cased) flag
- no official flag folding script
- no official meaning to folds of the flag
Title Codes for Display/Respect of US Flag
- Title 4 US Code; Flag & Seal
- Title 36 US Code; Patriotic & National Observances
- Title 10 US Code; Armed Forces
