ASHORE DISPLAY OF PERSONAL FLAGS AND COMMAND PENNANTS Personal flags and command pennants are flown day and night at a suitable and conspicuous place at naval shore installations. When the points for display of two or more personal flags ashore are in such close proximity as to make their separate display inappropriate, that of the senior officer is displayed. When two officials entitled to display personal flags Flagstaff height Personal Flag Broad/Burgee are at the same command, only the senior officer Less than 35 feet #7 1'10" by 2'8" #8 1'2" by 1' 6" displays his/her flag. Greater than #6 3'7" by 5' 1 1/2" #6 2' by 2' 7" Official Visits 35 feet During an official visit by a foreign president or sovereign, the national ensign of that nation is flown during the visit. A visit by any other foreign officials requires the display of the foreign national ensign or personal flag during the gun salute only, as follows: If the foreign visitor is a military official or officer, his/her personal flag, if provided, is flown during the salute and from automobiles. If no flag is provided, the foreign ensign of such nation is flown during the salute, and an equivalent personal flag of a U.S. naval officer may be flown from automobiles, and a comparable plate shown on a military plane transporting the dignitary. U.S. personal flags for specific positions (CNO, VCNO) are not used for foreign visitors. In these cases, either the military rank equivalent flag or foreign national ensign is used for colors. During all first official visits for foreign service chiefs, the rank of the visitor is equal to that of his/her U.S. counterpart. Therefore, a U.S. Navy line officer four-star flag is flown for foreign navy Chiefs (instead of the CNO personal flag), regardless of the foreign service chiefs’ rank. Flagpole Configurations and Size of Flags Flown The following information is provided in selecting the proper halyard for displaying a personal flag or command pennant with the U.S. flag: Polemast—Personal flag/command pennant not flown Polemast with Crosstree—Outermost halyard, right-hand crosstree Polemast with Gaff—Peak of pole Polemast with Crosstree and Gaff—Peak of pole Now that you know the proper halyards for the display of the personal flag and command pennant, you now must know what size to use. The following information indicates the appropriate size of personal flag or command pennant to be flown at shore activities from flagstaffs of various height. PERSONAL FLAGS ON VEHICLES An officer entitled to display a personal flag or command pennant may, when riding in a government vehicle on official occasions, display such flag or pennant forward on the vehicle. The staff used for vehicle flags is topped by an acorn, regardless of the rank of the official or officer in the vehicle. All flag officers are authorized to show stars of their rank on their assigned vehicle. The method of showing such stars should be plates resembling civilian license plates in shape and size. Coloring will correspond to that of the personal flag. Personal flags must not be painted on the vehicle. PERSONNEL FLAGS ON AIRCRAFT Civil and military official aircraft plates are facsimiles, less fringe, of individual personal flags of the official concerned, reduced in scale and reproduced on a metal plate, 11 by 14 inches. Normally, the civil or military official's aide will be responsible for ensuring that the individual's aircraft plate is available for display. Personal flags may also be printed on aircraft assigned to flag officers acting in flag billets. Sheet metal replicas inserted in metal slots are also authorized. The flag should be located on each side of the forward fuselage and must conform in size. NTP 13 contains a list of personnel authorized to display a personal flag from an aircraft. COMMISSION PENNANT With exceptions already noted, the commission pennant is the distinctive mark of a Navy ship in 10-10