Section 23B--Respect for the Flag Flashcards
What three title codes pertain to the proper display and respect for the flag?
1) Title 4, United States Code, Flag and Seal, Seat of Govt, and the States
2) Title 10 United States Code, Armed Forces
3) Title 36 United States Code, Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies and Organizations
True or False? There is no official meaning for the folds of the flag, and according to AFI 34-1201, there is no official flag folding script
True
What is the size (dimensions) of the installation flag flown on Air Force Installations?
8ft 11in by 17ft
Which flag is made of rayon bunting material, 3ft by 4ft? It can be used for outdoor display with flags of friendly foreign nations, in arrival ceremonies for international dignitaries, or to indicate joint occupancy of a building by two or more countries.
All-purpose
What is the size (dimension) of the all-purpose flag?
3ft by 4ft
What can the all-purpose flag be used for?
a) Outdoor display w/ friendly nation flags
b) In arrival ceremonies for international dignitaries
c) To indicate joint occupancy of a building by two or more countries
What is the size (dimension) of the all-purpose, all-weather storm flag?
5ft by 9ft 6in
True or False? The all-purpose all-weather storm flag is larger than the all-purpose flag.
True
Which flag is rayon or synthetic substitute material, 4ft 4in by 5ft 6in, trimmed on three edges with yellow rayon fringe 2 inches wide?
Ceremonial flag
Which flag is a rayon or synthetic substitute material and is 3ft by 4ft? This flag is trimmed on three edges with rayon fringe 2 inches wide.
Organization flag
Which manual provides information on using Organizational and Maintenance funds for purchase of a retirement flag?
DAFMAN 65-605, Vol 1, Budget Guidance and Technical Procedures
Which flag is 20ft by 38ft? this flag is flown on holidays and special occasions and can be substituted with the installation flag.
Garrison flag
Which flag is 5ft by 9ft 6in of any approved material? it is authorized for deceased military personnel and for deceased veterans. This is the size flag used to drape over a closed casket.
Interment flag
Which VA Form us used to receive an interment flag from the Department of Veterans Affairs?
VA Form 27-2008, Application for U.S> Flag for Burial Purposes
Air Force Installations are authorized to fly one installation flag from reveille to retreat. Normally where is the flag placed?
On a flagstaff in front of the installation headquarters, and additional flagstaffs are flags authorized adjacent to each dependent school on the installation
True or False? The US flag should be displayed on Father’s Day and Mother’s Day
True
love ya mom and dad
True or False? The United States flag is displayed on Memorial Day half-staff until retreat
False
Flag is displayed on memorial day half staff until NOON
How is the US flag always displayed on a stage or in a parade?
On its own right. In other words, for an audience looking at a stage, the flag is on the audiences left.
As a rule of thumb, when the US flag is displayed or carried in a procession with another flag or flags, where should it be?
Either on the right of all others, or in front of and centered ahead of other flags if there is a line of other flags in the same procession
When the US flag is displayed with another flag against a wall from crossed staffs, where should it be?
On the right, the flags own right (observers left), and the staff should be in front of the other staff
When the US flag is flown with a number of flags displayed from staffs radiating from a central point, and no foreign flags are in the display, where will the US flag be?
In the center and at the highest point of the group
When suspended from the main entrance of a building or hangar, how should the US flag be suspended?
Vertically with the union to the uppermost and the flags own right, that is, to the observers left.
(north of an east and west street, OR, east on a north and south street)
All flags displayed with the US flag are flown at half-staff when the US flag is flown at half-staff. Which flags are the exception?
Foreign national flags, unless the foreign country has granted permission for their flag to also be at half-staff
True or False? When in uniform, salute the United States flag three paces before it passes in a procession or parade and hold the salute until it has passed three paces
False
its SIX paces
