Then-President Joe Biden ordered flags be flown at half-staff for 30 days following the death of former President Jimmy Carter.
The aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) was involved in a collision with a merchant vessel this week while operating near Egypt, according to a US 6th Fleet spokesman. “The collision did not ...
Half-staff refers to a flag that is raised halfway, between the bottom and top of a flagpole. On ships and naval stations ashore, flags are flown from masts. How long do flags fly at half-staff ...