There is the idea that the POW/MIA hat table or Missing Man ceremony should be brought outside for any remembrance ceremony.
First Responders, the Pledge, Anthem, and Taps
It’s a grey area and I am writing this for clarification based on a message I received. What do first responders do when the Pledge of Allegiance or the Star-Spangled Banner are on the itinerary for a ceremony? Let’s go through this. The Situation The message: In lieu of the National Anthem, there was a collective recitation of the Pledge …
Half-Staff and the Special Occasion
There are certain circumstances where the flag, while being displayed officially for a period of mourning, is raised to full truck for a special occasion, and then lowered back to half-staff for the rest of the time of mourning. Let’s look at the history behind that.
The Casket Shipping Container
Airlines receive caskets all the time, travelers just don’t usually know it unless the remains are of a member of the military.
Making RTC Great Again
I have been posting critiques on social media for several years now. The critiques are meant to educate, and my overwhelming feedback shows it works time and again.
Protocol Manual Update, AFI 90-1201 Replaces AFI 34-1201
In October of 2024, the Air Force furthered the coverage of instructions and other regulations to include AFI 34-1201. It is now DAFI, Department of the Air Force Instruction, 90-1201 aligning it under the AF Policy Directive 90 series. Did artificial “intelligence” write this? Because this is really bad.
Joint International Color Guard Protocol
It’s an issue that has never been formally addressed before and the time has come to take care of the issue and give the US military guidance for all services. That means DoD Instruction 5410.19 Volume 4 needs to be updated. In this article I provide some suggestions for that.
When to Dip Colors in Salute
All military departmental and organizational colors dip only in specific instances. The instances are fully explained for the departmental colors and many do not understand that the restrictions to dip colors applies to all military organizational flags.
A Gap Between Multiple Flags on a Single Halyard?
This is an interesting aspect of flag display outside on a flagpole. What is required? Aesthetics is going to be your guide, but there is a bit more to it.
Half-Staff For POW/MIA Day?
For POW/MIA Recognition Day, the third Friday in September, the US flag is not lowered to half-staff.