The life-saving station would eventually be used as a lookout — Naval Reserve members stationed at the station would spot enemy ships using semaphore flags, spyglasses and telegraph lines.

S.C. flags will be flown at half-staff from April 21 until sunset on the day of Pope Francis' interment. McMaster ordered that flags be flown at half-staff atop the state Capitol and also requested ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered flags to fly at half-staff Saturday, April 12, in Walton County in honor of Deputy ...

President Donald Trump on Monday, April 21, ordered flags to be flown at half-staff as a “mark of respect for the memory” for ...

What about the American flags on your house or office? Federal half-staff proclamations apply only to federal buildings and grounds, to U.S. naval vessels, and to United States embassies.

AMORY – Last year, Mark Lantrip, who served eight years in the U.S. Navy, found a way to honor both deceased veterans and their families through his nonprofit, Flags for Families. It provides ...

Sens. Collins and Shaheen urged Navy Secretary Phelan to expand the U.S. Navy's fleet to compete with China. Phelan toured Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, his first official visit to a public shipyard ...