{"id":32,"date":"2012-01-10T16:02:08","date_gmt":"2012-01-10T16:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flag-works.com\/blog\/?p=32"},"modified":"2012-01-05T16:04:03","modified_gmt":"2012-01-05T16:04:03","slug":"military-flags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flag-works.com\/blog\/military-flags\/military-flags\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Flags"},"content":{"rendered":"

Military flags in the United States have a long and colorful history, and perform services well
\nbeyond symbolism. Each branch of the military \u2013 Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps,
\nand Navy \u2013 all have distinct, individual flags, as well as a large assortment of identification
\nstreamers and guidons. Beyond that are in-service banners and flags, as well as a special
\nPOW\/MIA flag and distinct Merchant Marine and Civilian Service flags.<\/p>\n

Military flags are important parts of many ceremonies as well as somber events such as funerals.
\nColor guards often have joint displays of military flags<\/a>, and there is a formal precedence of
\nplacement. The national colors are first, followed by the flags of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy,
\nAir Force, and Coast Guard. The exception is any period when the Coast Guard is operating as
\npart of the Navy, then the Coast Guard flag precedes the Air Force flag.<\/p>\n

The highest ranking officers in all parts of the military have personal flags denoting their rank,
\nthus the terms \u201cflag officers\u201d or \u201cflag rank\u201d for generals and admirals.<\/p>\n

Through the centuries, there have also been battle flags and naval ensigns and battle ensigns.
\nSurprisingly, the official military flags in use today are the products of final designs in pre- and
\npost-World War II<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Military flags in the United States have a long and colorful history, and perform services well beyond symbolism. Each branch of the military \u2013 Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy \u2013 all have distinct, individual flags, as well as a large assortment of identification streamers and guidons. Beyond that are in-service banners […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[28],"tags":[29,33,867,30,31,32],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t