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Within the U.S. military, various flags fly on various occasions, and on various ships, bases, camps, and military academies. </p><p>In general, the order of precedence (from viewer's left to right) when displaying flags together in a military context is to display the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States" title="Flag of the United States">U.S. national flag</a> (also known as the "colors" or "national colors"), followed by the flags of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">U.S. Marine Corps</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">U.S. Navy</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">U.S. Air Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">U.S. Space Force</a>, and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">U.S. Coast Guard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Precedencedod_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Precedencedod-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-precedencevet_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-precedencevet-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If the U.S. Coast Guard is transferred to the Department of the Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard flag would precede the U.S. Air Force flag.<sup id="cite_ref-precedenceflags_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-precedenceflags-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Service_flags">Service flags</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flags_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Service flags"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1248256098">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{width:100%!important}}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{display:table}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-default{background:transparent;margin-top:4px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-center{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-none{float:none}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-collapsible{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div{display:table-cell;padding:0 4px 4px;text-align:center;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main>div{display:table-cell}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallery{line-height:1.35em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div{display:table-cell;padding:4px;text-align:right;font-size:85%;line-height:1em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div *,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div *{overflow:visible}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallerybox img{background:none!important}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .bordered-images .thumb img{border:solid var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)1px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .whitebg .thumb{background:var(--background-color-base,#fff)!important}</style><div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default mod-gallery-center"><div class="main"><div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; 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height: 172px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of the U.S. Coast Guard"><img alt="Flag of the U.S. Coast Guard" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/180px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/270px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/360px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="803" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_normal.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Normal or de jure version of flag, or obverse side"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/FIAV_normal.svg/23px-FIAV_normal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/FIAV_normal.svg/36px-FIAV_normal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/FIAV_normal.svg/46px-FIAV_normal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Flag of the United States Coast Guard">Flag of the U.S. Coast Guard</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; 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height: 172px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of the U.S. Navy"><img alt="Flag of the U.S. Navy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/180px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/270px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/360px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="660" data-file-height="520" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_normal.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Normal or de jure version of flag, or obverse side"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/FIAV_normal.svg/23px-FIAV_normal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/FIAV_normal.svg/36px-FIAV_normal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/FIAV_normal.svg/46px-FIAV_normal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Flag of the United States Navy">Flag of the U.S. Navy</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 172px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of the U.S. Air Force"><img alt="Flag of the U.S. Air Force" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/180px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/270px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/360px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_normal.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Normal or de jure version of flag, or obverse side"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/FIAV_normal.svg/23px-FIAV_normal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/FIAV_normal.svg/36px-FIAV_normal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/FIAV_normal.svg/46px-FIAV_normal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Flag of the United States Air Force">Flag of the U.S. Air Force</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 172px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of the U.S. Space Force"><img alt="Flag of the U.S. Space Force" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg/180px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg/270px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg/360px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="708" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_normal.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Normal or de jure version of flag, or obverse side"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/FIAV_normal.svg/23px-FIAV_normal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/FIAV_normal.svg/36px-FIAV_normal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/FIAV_normal.svg/46px-FIAV_normal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Flag of the United States Space Force">Flag of the U.S. Space Force</a></div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Maritime_flags">Maritime flags</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flags_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Maritime flags"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Many <a href="/wiki/Maritime_flag" title="Maritime flag">maritime flags</a> have been used in the United States. </p><p>All maritime vessels and naval warships belonging to the United States (with a few exceptions such as U.S. Coast Guard vessels) fly the <a href="/wiki/Ensign_of_the_United_States" title="Ensign of the United States">ensign of the United States</a>, which is identical to the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States" title="Flag of the United States">national flag of the United States</a> (though originally was a design similar to the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Union_Flag" title="Grand Union Flag">Grand Union Flag</a>). All documented U.S. vessels, and all U.S. vessels in international or foreign waters, are required to display this <a href="/wiki/Ensign_(flag)" title="Ensign (flag)">ensign</a> between 08:00 and sunset. Conversely, vessels of the U.S. Coast Guard display a unique ensign as a demonstration of its authority to stop, board, search, and conduct arrests and seizures aboard vessels subject to United States jurisdiction. Historically, the ensign displayed has changed as the flag of the United States has changed. Similarly, vessels of the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Navy" title="Continental Navy">Continental Navy</a> flew many varied ensigns due to a vague standard set by the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Congress" title="Continental Congress">Continental Congress</a>, the arrangement of stars and pattern of stripes being left to the commander's interpretations.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Vessels of the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, <a href="/wiki/Military_Sealift_Command" title="Military Sealift Command">Military Sealift Command</a>, and <a href="/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</a> display the <a href="/wiki/Jack_of_the_United_States" title="Jack of the United States">jack of the United States</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Jackstaff" title="Jackstaff">jackstaff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-navyjack_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-navyjack-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Originally the <a href="/wiki/First_Navy_Jack" title="First Navy Jack">First Navy Jack</a> was displayed, a design containing the thirteen red and white stripes; while some maintain that it was superimposed by an uncoiled rattlesnake and the motto "<i>Dont tread on me</i>"  [<i><a href="/wiki/Sic" title="Sic">sic</a></i>], reminiscent of the <a href="/wiki/Gadsden_flag" title="Gadsden flag">Gadsden flag</a>. It was later changed to a blue canton with white stars, the "Union Jack", and updated as each state entered the Union. However, all warships were directed to fly the First Navy Jack, including the disputed rattlesnake and motto, since the duration of the <a href="/wiki/War_on_Terror" class="mw-redirect" title="War on Terror">War on Terror</a> in 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-newjack_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newjack-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 21, 2019, the Chief of Naval Operations directed that U.S. Navy warships fly the U.S. jack again beginning on June 4, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Pennant_(commissioning)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennant (commissioning)">Commissioning or Masthead pennant</a> is flown from the masthead and represents the commission of the captain of the ship (and thus of the ship itself). Additionally, a <a href="/wiki/Pennant_(church)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennant (church)">Church pennant</a> may be flown during religious services. This pennant, white with a blue cross (or blue tablets and <a href="/wiki/Star_of_David" title="Star of David">Star of David</a> for <a href="/wiki/Judaism" title="Judaism">Jewish</a> services), is the only flag authorized to be flown above the national ensign, and only when at sea. In addition, <a href="/wiki/List_of_auxiliaries_of_the_United_States_Navy#Hospital_Ships_(AH)" title="List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy">hospital ships</a> display the <a href="/wiki/Emblems_of_the_International_Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_Movement#Red_Cross" title="Emblems of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement">Red Cross</a>. </p><p>Ships and units ashore may also fly <a href="/wiki/Burgee" title="Burgee">burgees</a> displaying <a href="/wiki/Unit_citation" title="Unit citation">unit citations</a>. Flags can also be used for <a href="/wiki/International_maritime_signal_flags" title="International maritime signal flags">signaling</a>. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1057280987">@media screen{.mw-parser-output .gallery-items .gallerybox .thumb,.mw-parser-output .gallery-items .gallerybox .thumb img{background:none!important}.mw-parser-output .gallery-items .gallerybox .thumb img:hover{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Checker-16x16.svg")repeat!important}}</style><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-nolines"> </ul><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-nolines gallery-items"><li class="gallerybox" style="width:185px"><div style="width:185px"><div class="thumb" style="width:180px"><div style="margin:0px auto"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_(DoS_ECA_Color_Standard).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_United_States_%28DoS_ECA_Color_Standard%29.svg/180px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%28DoS_ECA_Color_Standard%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_United_States_%28DoS_ECA_Color_Standard%29.svg/270px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%28DoS_ECA_Color_Standard%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_United_States_%28DoS_ECA_Color_Standard%29.svg/360px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%28DoS_ECA_Color_Standard%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></div></div><div class="gallerytext"><p><a href="/wiki/Ensign_of_the_United_States" title="Ensign of the United States">National ensign</a>, 1960–present <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_111111.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="National flag and ensign"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/FIAV_111111.svg/23px-FIAV_111111.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/FIAV_111111.svg/35px-FIAV_111111.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/FIAV_111111.svg/46px-FIAV_111111.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="630" /></a></span></p></div></div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width:185px"><div style="width:185px"><div class="thumb" style="width:180px"><div style="margin:0px auto"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_(1776%E2%80%931777).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281776%E2%80%931777%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281776%E2%80%931777%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281776%E2%80%931777%29.svg/225px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281776%E2%80%931777%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281776%E2%80%931777%29.svg/300px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281776%E2%80%931777%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div></div><div class="gallerytext"><p><a href="/wiki/Grand_Union_Flag" title="Grand Union Flag">"First Navy Ensign"</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Ensign_of_the_United_States" title="Ensign of the United States">naval ensign</a>, 1776–1777) <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_historical.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Design used in the past, but now abandoned"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/23px-FIAV_historical.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/36px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/FIAV_historical.svg/46px-FIAV_historical.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="230" data-file-height="150" /></a></span></p></div></div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width:185px"><div style="width:185px"><div class="thumb" style="width:180px"><div style="margin:0px auto"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ensign_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Ensign_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/160px-Ensign_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png" decoding="async" width="160" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Ensign_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/240px-Ensign_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Ensign_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/320px-Ensign_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1040" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></div></div><div class="gallerytext"><p><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard#Coast_Guard_Ensign" title="United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard Ensign</a> <span class="mw-default-size noviewer skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FIAV_000001.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="War ensign"><img alt="Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/FIAV_000001.svg/23px-FIAV_000001.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/FIAV_000001.svg/35px-FIAV_000001.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/FIAV_000001.svg/46px-FIAV_000001.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="210" /></a></span></p></div></div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width:185px"><div style="width:185px"><div class="thumb" style="width:180px"><div style="margin:0px auto"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Naval_jack_of_the_United_States_(2002%E2%80%932019).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Naval_jack_of_the_United_States_%282002%E2%80%932019%29.svg/180px-Naval_jack_of_the_United_States_%282002%E2%80%932019%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Naval_jack_of_the_United_States_%282002%E2%80%932019%29.svg/270px-Naval_jack_of_the_United_States_%282002%E2%80%932019%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Naval_jack_of_the_United_States_%282002%E2%80%932019%29.svg/360px-Naval_jack_of_the_United_States_%282002%E2%80%932019%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="539" /></a></span></div></div><div class="gallerytext"><p>"<a href="/wiki/First_Navy_Jack" title="First Navy Jack">First Navy Jack</a>"<br />(<a href="/wiki/Jack_of_the_United_States" title="Jack of the United States">naval jack</a>, 2002–2019)</p></div></div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width:185px"><div style="width:185px"><div class="thumb" style="width:180px"><div style="margin:0px auto"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jack_of_the_United_States.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Jack_of_the_United_States.svg/141px-Jack_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="141" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Jack_of_the_United_States.svg/212px-Jack_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Jack_of_the_United_States.svg/282px-Jack_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="741" data-file-height="525" /></a></span></div></div><div class="gallerytext"><p><a href="/wiki/Jack_of_the_United_States" title="Jack of the United States">"Union Jack"</a><br />(naval jack, 1960–2002, 2019–present;<br />government jack, 1960–present)</p></div></div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width:185px"><div style="width:185px"><div class="thumb" style="width:180px"><div style="margin:0px auto"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Naval_jack_of_the_United_States_(1776%E2%80%931777).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Naval_jack_of_the_United_States_%281776%E2%80%931777%29.svg/180px-Naval_jack_of_the_United_States_%281776%E2%80%931777%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Naval_jack_of_the_United_States_%281776%E2%80%931777%29.svg/270px-Naval_jack_of_the_United_States_%281776%E2%80%931777%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Naval_jack_of_the_United_States_%281776%E2%80%931777%29.svg/360px-Naval_jack_of_the_United_States_%281776%E2%80%931777%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></div></div><div class="gallerytext"><p><a href="/wiki/Jack_of_the_United_States" title="Jack of the United States">Naval jack</a>, 1776–1777 (probable)</p></div></div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width:185px"><div style="width:185px"><div class="thumb" style="width:180px"><div style="margin:0px auto"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commissioning_Pennant.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Commissioning_Pennant.svg/180px-Commissioning_Pennant.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Commissioning_Pennant.svg/270px-Commissioning_Pennant.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Commissioning_Pennant.svg/360px-Commissioning_Pennant.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="666" data-file-height="344" /></a></span></div></div><div class="gallerytext"><p><a href="/wiki/Pennant_(commissioning)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennant (commissioning)">Commissioning pennant</a></p></div></div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width:185px"><div style="width:185px"><div class="thumb" style="width:180px"><div style="margin:0px auto"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USNavyChurchPennant.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/USNavyChurchPennant.svg/180px-USNavyChurchPennant.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="61" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/USNavyChurchPennant.svg/270px-USNavyChurchPennant.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/USNavyChurchPennant.svg/360px-USNavyChurchPennant.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="521" data-file-height="176" /></a></span></div></div><div class="gallerytext"><p><a href="/wiki/Pennant_(church)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennant (church)">Church pennants</a></p></div></div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width:185px"><div style="width:185px"><div class="thumb" style="width:180px"><div style="margin:0px auto"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USNavyJewishWorshipPennant.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/USNavyJewishWorshipPennant.svg/180px-USNavyJewishWorshipPennant.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="61" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/USNavyJewishWorshipPennant.svg/270px-USNavyJewishWorshipPennant.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/USNavyJewishWorshipPennant.svg/360px-USNavyJewishWorshipPennant.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="521" data-file-height="176" /></a></span></div></div><div class="gallerytext"><p><a href="/wiki/Church_pennant#United_States_Navy" title="Church pennant">Jewish worship pennants</a></p></div></div></li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width:185px"><div style="width:185px"><div class="thumb" style="width:180px"><div style="margin:0px auto"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RedCrossFlag-USNSpec.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/RedCrossFlag-USNSpec.svg/107px-RedCrossFlag-USNSpec.svg.png" decoding="async" width="107" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/RedCrossFlag-USNSpec.svg/161px-RedCrossFlag-USNSpec.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/RedCrossFlag-USNSpec.svg/215px-RedCrossFlag-USNSpec.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="264" data-file-height="246" /></a></span></div></div><div class="gallerytext"><p><a href="/wiki/Emblems_of_the_International_Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_Movement#Red_Cross" title="Emblems of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement">Red Cross</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hospital_ship" title="Hospital ship">hospital ships</a>)</p></div></div></li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_flags">Personal flags</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flags_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal flags"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Officers with certain offices or billets, as well as all <a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">generals</a> and <a href="/wiki/Admiral_(United_States)" title="Admiral (United States)">admirals</a>, have a personal flag assigned to represent their authority and/or command,<sup id="cite_ref-personalflags_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-personalflags-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> thus they are often referred to as "<a href="/wiki/Flag_officer" title="Flag officer">flag officers</a>". Ashore, the flags are usually displayed within the owner's office or raised on a secondary flagstaff near the unit colors, while if the officer embarked they are flown aboard ship according to rank. The appearance consists of a number of stars equal to the officer's rank insignia, the colors determined by service: red with white stars for the Army and Marine Corps, blue with white stars for Naval commanders and Air Force. Certain <a href="/wiki/Staff_(military)" title="Staff (military)">staff</a> and non-<a href="/wiki/Line_officer" title="Line officer">line</a> officers have unique colors: white with blue stars for <a href="/wiki/Limited_duty_officer" title="Limited duty officer">non-command</a> Navy admirals,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while Army <a href="/wiki/Chaplain_Corps_(United_States_Army)" title="Chaplain Corps (United States Army)">chaplains</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Medical_Command" title="United States Army Medical Command">medical</a> generals use ecclesiastical purple and maroon backgrounds, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Unique flags are given to the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a><sup id="cite_ref-presidentflag_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-presidentflag-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (due to his position as Commander-in-Chief<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>), <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" title="Vice President of the United States">Vice President</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary of Defense</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Defense">Deputy Secretary of Defense</a>, Under Secretaries of Defense, and Assistant Secretaries of Defense,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> each of the Secretaries of the Military Departments (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Secretary of the Army">Secretary of the Army</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Secretary of the Navy">Secretary of the Navy</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Secretary of the Air Force">Secretary of the Air Force</a>), Under Secretaries of the Military Departments (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Under Secretary of the Army">Under Secretary of the Army</a>, <a href="/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_the_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Under Secretary of the Navy">Under Secretary of the Navy</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Under_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Under Secretary of the Air Force">Under Secretary of the Air Force</a>), and Assistant Secretaries of the Military Departments (Assistant Secretary of the Army, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force), the <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vice_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</a> and <a href="/wiki/Senior_Enlisted_Advisor_to_the_Chairman" title="Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman">Senior Enlisted Advisor</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a>, and the chief of the Military Services (<a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Chief of Staff of the Army</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Commandant of the United States Marine Corps">Commandant of the Marine Corps</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Chief of Naval Operations">Chief of Naval Operations</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Chief of Staff of the Air Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Space_Operations" title="Chief of Space Operations">Chief of Space Operations</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_Coast_Guard" title="Commandant of the Coast Guard">Commandant of the Coast Guard</a>). An admiral, acting <a href="/wiki/Commodore_(United_States)" title="Commodore (United States)">commodore</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Convoy_Commodore" class="mw-redirect" title="Convoy Commodore">Convoy Commodore</a> aboard a ship each may fly a flag from their <a href="/wiki/Flagship" title="Flagship">flagship</a>. </p><p>In addition, the Navy will display the flag of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State" title="United States Secretary of State">Secretary of State</a> when the secretary is embarked as the representative of the United States. Other diplomatic personnel are also afforded a <a href="/wiki/File:ConsularFlag-USNSpec.svg" title="File:ConsularFlag-USNSpec.svg">consular flag</a> when embarked. The Coast Guard, being part of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Department of Homeland Security">Department of Homeland Security</a>, will utilize the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Secretary of Homeland Security">Secretary's</a> flag much like the Navy will utilize the SecDef's. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1248256098"><div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default mod-gallery-center"><div class="main"><div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-nolines nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_President_of_the_United_States.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of the president of the United States"><img alt="Flag of the president of the United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_the_President_of_the_United_States.svg/174px-Flag_of_the_President_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="174" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_the_President_of_the_United_States.svg/261px-Flag_of_the_President_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_the_President_of_the_United_States.svg/348px-Flag_of_the_President_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="942" data-file-height="651" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_president_of_the_United_States" title="Flag of the president of the United States">Flag of the president of the United States</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Vice_President_of_the_United_States.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of the vice president of the United States"><img alt="Flag of the vice president of the United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_the_Vice_President_of_the_United_States.svg/152px-Flag_of_the_Vice_President_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="152" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_the_Vice_President_of_the_United_States.svg/229px-Flag_of_the_Vice_President_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_the_Vice_President_of_the_United_States.svg/305px-Flag_of_the_Vice_President_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_vice_president_of_the_United_States" title="Flag of the vice president of the United States">Flag of the vice president of the United States</a></div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1248256098"><div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default mod-gallery-center"><div class="main"><div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-nolines nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Secretary_of_Defense.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of the Secretary of Defense"><img alt="Flag of the Secretary of Defense" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Flag_of_the_United_States_Secretary_of_Defense.svg/170px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Secretary_of_Defense.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Flag_of_the_United_States_Secretary_of_Defense.svg/254px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Secretary_of_Defense.svg.png 1.5x, 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title="Flag of an Air Force general"><img alt="Flag of an Air Force general" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_a_United_States_Air_Force_general.svg/160px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Air_Force_general.svg.png" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_a_United_States_Air_Force_general.svg/240px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Air_Force_general.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_a_United_States_Air_Force_general.svg/320px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Air_Force_general.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Flag of an Air Force <a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">general</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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title="Flag of a Marine Corps major general"><img alt="Flag of a Marine Corps major general" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Flag_of_a_United_States_Marine_Corps_major_general.svg/172px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Marine_Corps_major_general.svg.png" decoding="async" width="172" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Flag_of_a_United_States_Marine_Corps_major_general.svg/258px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Marine_Corps_major_general.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Flag_of_a_United_States_Marine_Corps_major_general.svg/344px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Marine_Corps_major_general.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="430" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Flag of a Marine Corps <a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">major general</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_a_United_States_Navy_rear_admiral.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of a Navy rear admiral"><img alt="Flag of a Navy rear admiral" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Flag_of_a_United_States_Navy_rear_admiral.svg/172px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Navy_rear_admiral.svg.png" decoding="async" width="172" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Flag_of_a_United_States_Navy_rear_admiral.svg/258px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Navy_rear_admiral.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Flag_of_a_United_States_Navy_rear_admiral.svg/343px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Navy_rear_admiral.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="615" data-file-height="430" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Flag of a Navy <a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(United_States)" title="Rear admiral (United States)">rear admiral</a></div> </li> <li 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_a_United_States_Air_Force_brigadier_general.svg/240px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Air_Force_brigadier_general.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_a_United_States_Air_Force_brigadier_general.svg/320px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Air_Force_brigadier_general.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Flag of a Air Force <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">brigadier general</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_a_United_States_Space_Force_brigadier_general.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of a Space Force brigadier general"><img alt="Flag of a Space Force brigadier general" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_a_United_States_Space_Force_brigadier_general.svg/160px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Space_Force_brigadier_general.svg.png" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_a_United_States_Space_Force_brigadier_general.svg/240px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Space_Force_brigadier_general.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_a_United_States_Space_Force_brigadier_general.svg/320px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Space_Force_brigadier_general.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Flag of a Space Force <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">brigadier general</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_a_United_States_Coast_Guard_rear_admiral_(lower_half).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of a Coast Guard rear admiral (lower half)"><img alt="Flag of a Coast Guard rear admiral (lower half)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_a_United_States_Coast_Guard_rear_admiral_%28lower_half%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Coast_Guard_rear_admiral_%28lower_half%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_a_United_States_Coast_Guard_rear_admiral_%28lower_half%29.svg/225px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Coast_Guard_rear_admiral_%28lower_half%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_a_United_States_Coast_Guard_rear_admiral_%28lower_half%29.svg/300px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Coast_Guard_rear_admiral_%28lower_half%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="576" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Flag of a Coast Guard <a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(United_States)" title="Rear admiral (United States)">rear admiral (lower half)</a></div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Others">Others</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flags_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Others"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Flags_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Special:EditPage/Flags of the United States Armed Forces">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">October 2021</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Many other flags are traditionally associated with the military. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="American_Revolution">American Revolution</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flags_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: American Revolution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Not having made an official design until 1777, <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_American_Revolution" class="extiw" title="commons:Flags of the American Revolution">numerous distinct flags</a> were carried into battle by American forces. Even after, the vague wording of the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States#Flag_Resolution_of_1777" title="Flag of the United States">Flag Resolution of 1777</a> led to many designs. </p> <ul><li>The most commonly carried pre-1777 flags was the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Union_Flag" title="Grand Union Flag">Grand Union Flag</a>, resembling closely the flag of the <a href="/wiki/East_India_Company#Flags" title="East India Company">British East India Company</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Gadsden_flag" title="Gadsden flag">Gadsden flag</a> was created from a political cartoon, it was first seen carried into battle by Continental Marines.</li> <li>Legend holds that the <a href="/wiki/Betsy_Ross_flag" title="Betsy Ross flag">Betsy Ross flag</a> was the first version of the current American flag, and is depicted in artwork featuring General <a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Francis_Hopkinson#Flag_controversy" title="Francis Hopkinson">Francis Hopkinson</a> version is also claimed to be the first flag carried into battle by American troops.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Serapis_flag" title="Serapis flag"><i>Serapis</i> ensign</a> was flown from the captured <a href="/wiki/HMS_Serapis_(1779)" title="HMS Serapis (1779)">HMS <i>Serapis</i></a> due to the loss of the standard ensign during the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Flamborough_Head" title="Battle of Flamborough Head">Battle of Flamborough Head</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Cowpens_flag" title="Cowpens flag">Cowpens flag</a> was depicted as being carried by the <a href="/wiki/3rd_Maryland_Regiment" title="3rd Maryland Regiment">3rd Maryland Regiment</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Cowpens" title="Battle of Cowpens">Battle of Cowpens</a> (while proven that the unit was not at Cowpens, the name and pattern remained popular).</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Bennington_flag" title="Bennington flag">Bennington flag</a> is commonly held to have been carried by American troops at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Bennington" title="Battle of Bennington">Battle of Bennington</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Guilford_Courthouse_flag" title="Guilford Courthouse flag">Guilford Courthouse flag</a> was carried by the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> militia at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Guilford_Court_House" title="Battle of Guilford Court House">Battle of Guilford Court House</a>.</li> <li>Several versions of the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_New_England" title="Flag of New England">Flag of New England</a> were carried by <a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a> militias, especially noted at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Bunker_Hill" title="Battle of Bunker Hill">Battle of Bunker Hill</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Pine_Tree_Flag" title="Pine Tree Flag">Pine Tree Flag</a> found some limited use as a jack by early Naval vessels and boats.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Bedford_Flag" title="Bedford Flag">Bedford Flag</a> was one of the first <a href="/wiki/Colours,_standards_and_guidons" class="mw-redirect" title="Colours, standards and guidons">battle standards</a> of the American military.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Brandywine_flag" title="Brandywine flag">Brandywine flag</a> was carried by the <a href="/wiki/7th_Pennsylvania_Regiment" title="7th Pennsylvania Regiment">7th Pennsylvania Regiment</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Brandywine" title="Battle of Brandywine">Battle of Brandywine</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2nd_Canadian_Regiment" title="2nd Canadian Regiment">2nd Canadian Regiment</a>, not being American, carried their own flag into battle when fighting for the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Army" title="Continental Army">Continental Army</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief%27s_Guard" title="Commander-in-Chief's Guard">Commander-in-Chief's Guard</a> carried a unique banner while they protected General Washington.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_Green_Mountain_Boys" title="Flag of the Green Mountain Boys">Flag of the Green Mountain Boys</a> was the battle color of the <a href="/wiki/Green_Mountain_Boys" title="Green Mountain Boys">Green Mountain Boys</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Vermont_Republic" title="Vermont Republic">Vermont Republic</a> prior to its admission to the Union.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Others_2">Others</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flags_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Others"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Star_Spangled_Banner_Flag" class="mw-redirect" title="Star Spangled Banner Flag">Star Spangled Banner Flag</a> or Great Garrison Flag was flown over <a href="/wiki/Fort_McHenry" title="Fort McHenry">Fort McHenry</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Baltimore" title="Battle of Baltimore">Battle of Baltimore</a> in the <a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a>, inspiring <a href="/wiki/Francis_Scott_Key" title="Francis Scott Key">Francis Scott Key</a> to write the poem "<a href="/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner" title="The Star-Spangled Banner">The Star-Spangled Banner</a>". It ultimately became the U.S. <a href="/wiki/National_anthem" title="National anthem">national anthem</a>.</li> <li>A flag proclaiming "<a href="/wiki/Come_and_take_it" title="Come and take it">Come and take it</a>", in reference to a cannon the Mexican Army was attempting to seize, was fashioned by <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texans</a> at the battle of <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Gonzales" title="Battle of Gonzales">Battle of Gonzales</a>.</li> <li>The brief existence of the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America" title="Confederate States of America">Confederate States of America</a> yielded the creation of <a href="/wiki/Flags_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America" title="Flags of the Confederate States of America">several flags</a> used by the Confederate Army and Navy.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Fort_Sumter_Flag" title="Fort Sumter Flag">Fort Sumter Flag</a> gained significance for its unique canton and its lowering at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter" title="Battle of Fort Sumter">Battle of Fort Sumter</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Glory" title="Old Glory">Old Glory</a> gained fame in the story of Captain <a href="/wiki/William_Driver" class="mw-redirect" title="William Driver">William Driver</a> keeping it safe from Confederate capture and eventually became the nickname for the Flag of the United States itself.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/POW/MIA_flag" title="POW/MIA flag">POW/MIA flag</a> became a symbol of concern about military personnel taken as <a href="/wiki/Prisoner_of_war" title="Prisoner of war">prisoners of war</a> and <a href="/wiki/Missing_in_action" title="Missing in action">missing in action</a>.</li> <li>Recipients of the <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> also receive a <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor#Flag" title="Medal of Honor">flag</a> based upon the design of the ribbon.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Air_National_Guard" title="Air National Guard">Air National Guard</a> uses a <a href="/wiki/File:Air_National_Guard_Flag.jpg" title="File:Air National Guard Flag.jpg">unique flag</a> in addition to the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Flag of the United States Air Force">Air Force flag</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Auxiliary" title="United States Coast Guard Auxiliary">United States Coast Guard Auxiliary</a> uses a <a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard_Auxiliary.svg" title="File:Flag of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary.svg">flag</a> based on the <a href="/wiki/File:USCG_Parade_Flag.svg" title="File:USCG Parade Flag.svg">flag</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Civil_Air_Patrol" title="Civil Air Patrol">Civil Air Patrol</a> uses a <a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Civil_Air_Patrol.svg" title="File:Flag of the United States Civil Air Patrol.svg">flag</a> based on the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Flag of the United States Air Force">Air Force flag</a>.</li> <li>"Don't Give Up the Ship", words on the battle <a href="/wiki/File:DONT_GIVE_UP_THE_SHIP_flag.svg" title="File:DONT GIVE UP THE SHIP flag.svg">flag</a> of <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Hazard_Perry" title="Oliver Hazard Perry">Oliver Hazard Perry</a> aboard the brig <a href="/wiki/USS_Niagara_(1813)" title="USS Niagara (1813)">USS <i>Niagara</i></a> in 1813.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Command" title="United States Space Command">United States Space Command</a> uses a <a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Command.svg" title="File:Flag of the United States Space Command.svg">unique flag</a> along with the flags of the service flags.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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States Department of the Army">Department of the Army</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Secretary of the Army">Secretary</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="United States Department of the Navy">Department of the Navy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Secretary of the Navy">Secretary</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Department of the Air Force">Department of the Air Force</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Secretary of the Air Force">Secretary</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Department of Homeland Security">Department of Homeland Security</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Secretary of Homeland Security">Secretary</a></i></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Service branches and heads</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Chief of Staff of the United States Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Commandant of the United States Marine Corps">Commandant of the Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Chief of Naval Operations">Chief of Naval Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Space_Operations" title="Chief of Space Operations">Chief of Space Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_Coast_Guard" title="Commandant of the Coast Guard">Commandant of the Coast Guard</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Reserve_components_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces">Reserve components</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Reserves: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Reserve" title="United States Army Reserve">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Reserve" title="United States Marine Corps Reserve">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Reserve" title="United States Navy Reserve">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Command" title="Air Force Reserve Command">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Reserve" title="United States Coast Guard Reserve">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Guard_(United_States)" title="National Guard (United States)">National Guard</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_National_Guard" title="Army National Guard">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_National_Guard" title="Air National Guard">AF</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Auxiliaries" title="Auxiliaries">Civilian auxiliaries</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_Auxiliary_Radio_System" title="Military Auxiliary Radio System">Military Auxiliary Radio System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Cyber_Auxiliary" title="Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary">Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine" title="United States Merchant Marine">Merchant Marine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Air_Patrol" title="Civil Air Patrol">Civil Air Patrol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Auxiliary" title="United States Coast Guard Auxiliary">Coast Guard Auxiliary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unified_combatant_command" title="Unified combatant command">Unified combatant command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Africa_Command" title="United States Africa Command">Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Central_Command" title="United States Central Command">Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_European_Command" title="United States European Command">European</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command" title="United States Indo-Pacific Command">Indo-Pacific</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Northern_Command" title="United States Northern Command">Northern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Southern_Command" title="United States Southern Command">Southern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Command" title="United States Space Command">Space</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">Cyber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Special Operations Command">Special Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Strategic_Command" title="United States Strategic Command">Strategic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Transportation_Command" title="United States Transportation Command">Transportation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Structure</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Code" title="United States Code">United States Code</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Title_10_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 10 of the United States Code">Title 10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Title_14_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 14 of the United States Code">Title 14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Title_32_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 32 of the United States Code">Title 32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Title_50_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 50 of the United States Code">Title 50</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon" title="The Pentagon">The Pentagon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_military_bases" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States military bases">Installations</a></li> <li>Units: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_units_and_formations_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Category:Military units and formations of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organization_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Organization of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_units_and_formations_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Category:Military units and formations of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_units_and_formations_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Category:Military units and formations of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Units_and_formations_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Category:Units and formations of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organization_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Organization of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_logistics_of_the_United_States" title="Category:Military logistics of the United States">Logistics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mass_media_of_the_military_of_the_United_States" title="Category:Mass media of the military of the United States">Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Armed_Forces_unit_mottoes" title="List of United States Armed Forces unit mottoes">Unit mottoes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Operations<br />and <a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States" title="Military history of the United States">history</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States" title="Military budget of the United States">Budget</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_deployments" title="United States military deployments">Current deployments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_conflicts_in_the_United_States" title="List of conflicts in the United States">Conflicts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States" title="List of wars involving the United States">Wars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_civil_affairs_in_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="History of civil affairs in the United States Armed Forces">Civil affairs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Army" title="History of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="History of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="History of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="History of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="History of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="History of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_military_operations" title="Timeline of United States military operations">Timeline</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colonial_American_military_history" title="Colonial American military history">Colonial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States_during_World_War_II" title="Military history of the United States during World War II">World War II</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">By ancestry</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_African_Americans" title="Military history of African Americans">African Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Asian_Americans" title="Military history of Asian Americans">Asian Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddhists_in_the_United_States_military" title="Buddhists in the United States military">Buddhist Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Jewish_Americans" title="Military history of Jewish Americans">Jewish Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muslims_in_the_United_States_military" title="Muslims in the United States military">Muslim Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikhs_in_the_United_States_military" title="Sikhs in the United States military">Sikh Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Hispanic_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Military history of Hispanic Americans">Hispanic Americans</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_American_Civil_War" title="Hispanics in the American Civil War">Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Hispanics in the United States Air Force">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Hispanics in the United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Hispanics in the United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Navy" title="Hispanics in the United States Navy">Navy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Naval_Academy" title="Hispanics in the United States Naval Academy">Academy</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">History centers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Center_of_Military_History" title="United States Army Center of Military History">Army Center of Military History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_History_Division" title="United States Marine Corps History Division">Marine Corps History Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_History_and_Heritage_Command" title="Naval History and Heritage Command">Naval History and Heritage Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Historical_Research_Agency" title="Air Force Historical Research Agency">Air Force Historical Research Agency</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/American_official_war_artists" title="American official war artists">War artists</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Art_Program" title="United States Army Art Program">Army Art Program</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Art_Program" title="United States Air Force Art Program">Air Force Art Program</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Training</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_service_academies" title="United States service academies">Service academies</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy" title="United States Military Academy">A</a><small> (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="United States Military Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Academy" title="United States Naval Academy">MC/N</a><small> (<a href="/wiki/Naval_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="Naval Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy" title="United States Air Force Academy">AF/SF</a><small> (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Academy" title="United States Coast Guard Academy">CG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine_Academy" title="United States Merchant Marine Academy">Merchant Marine</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reserve_Officers%27_Training_Corps" title="Reserve Officers' Training Corps">ROTC</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_Reserve_Officers%27_Training_Corps" title="Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Reserve_Officers_Training_Corps" title="Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps">MC/N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Officer_Training_Corps" title="Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps">AF/SF</a></li></ul></li> <li>Officer candidate/training school: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Officer_Candidate_School_(United_States_Army)" title="Officer Candidate School (United States Army)">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Officer_Candidates_School_(United_States_Marine_Corps)" title="Officer Candidates School (United States Marine Corps)">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Officer_Candidate_School_(United_States_Navy)" title="Officer Candidate School (United States Navy)">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Officer_Training_School" title="Air Force Officer Training School">AF/SF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officer</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_Candidate_School" title="Warrant Officer Candidate School">A</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Entrance_Processing_Command" title="United States Military Entrance Processing Command">MEPS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Services_Vocational_Aptitude_Battery" title="Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery">ASVAB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Basic_School" title="The Basic School">The Basic School</a> (MC)</li> <li>Enlisted recruit training: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Basic_Training" title="United States Army Basic Training">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Recruit_Training" title="United States Marine Corps Recruit Training">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recruit_Training_Command,_Great_Lakes,_Illinois" title="Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Basic_Military_Training" title="United States Air Force Basic Military Training">AF/SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Training_Center_Cape_May" title="United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_education_and_training_in_the_United_States" title="Category:Military education and training in the United States">Other education</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Uniforms</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Uniforms of the United States Armed Forces">Uniforms</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Uniforms of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Uniforms of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Uniforms of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Uniforms of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Uniforms of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces">Awards & decorations</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Inter-service_awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_military" title="Inter-service awards and decorations of the United States military">Inter-service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Navy">MC/N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Air Force">AF/SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Authorized_foreign_decorations_of_the_United_States_military" title="Authorized foreign decorations of the United States military">Foreign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_military_decoration_authorized_by_the_US_military" class="mw-redirect" title="International military decoration authorized by the US military">International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_award_devices" title="United States military award devices">Devices</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_badges_of_the_United_States" title="Military badges of the United States">Badges</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Identification_badges_of_the_uniformed_services_of_the_United_States" title="Identification badges of the uniformed services of the United States">Identification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Badges of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Badges of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Badges of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Badges of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Badges of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Badges of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_comparative_military_ranks" title="List of comparative military ranks">Ranks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Officer: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Army officer rank insignia">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_rank_insignia" title="United States Marine Corps rank insignia">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Navy officer rank insignia">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force officer rank insignia">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force_rank_insignia" title="United States Space Force rank insignia">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Coast Guard officer rank insignia">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officers</a></li> <li>Enlisted: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_rank_insignia" title="United States Marine Corps rank insignia">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_enlisted_rates" title="List of United States Navy enlisted rates">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force enlisted rank insignia">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force_rank_insignia" title="United States Space Force rank insignia">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_enlisted_ranks" title="List of United States Coast Guard enlisted ranks">CG</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Oath: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces_oath_of_enlistment" title="United States Armed Forces oath of enlistment">Enlistment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Uniformed_Services_Oath_of_Office" title="United States Uniformed Services Oath of Office">Officer</a></li></ul></li> <li>Creeds & Codes: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Code_of_the_United_States_Fighting_Force" title="Code of the United States Fighting Force">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noncommissioned_officer%27s_creed" title="Noncommissioned officer's creed">NCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soldier%27s_Creed" title="Soldier's Creed">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rifleman%27s_Creed" title="Rifleman's Creed">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sailor%27s_Creed" title="Sailor's Creed">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airman%27s_Creed" title="Airman's Creed">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Creed_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guardsman" title="Creed of the United States Coast 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