Regulations

• Army regulations require a U.S. flag be displayed outdoors anywhere there is a continental Army installation. Only one flag can be flown at a time at an Army installation, except when a commanding general of a major Army command grants permission otherwise. At overseas installations, the flag is displayed in accordance with local agreements.
  
  

Raising and Lowering

• The flag is raised at reveille, the official term for the start of the day on base, and to retreat, the official term for end of the day on base. This time is decided by the administration of the base. During reveille and retreat, all on base stand still in observation, except for the soldier charged with raising and lowering the flag. The flag is raised briskly, and lowered slowly and ceremoniously as a sign of respect. It is saluted throughout raising and lowering. The flag is never dipped to any person or thing, and is never to touch the ground or another object during lowering. When lowered, it must be lowered into waiting hands.
  
  

Nighttime Display

• Commanders of a major Army command can have the flag put on 24-hour display, provided the flag has its own source of light during darkness. Local or installation commanders can approve night display of the flag during certain events or on special occasions.
  
  

Folding the Flag

• When the flag is not on display, it is folded. Flag folding requires two people to hold the flag at either end. The flag is folded in half, with the stripe section lengthwise over the field of stars. The flag is folded in half again so the blue field is on the outside. The person holding the stripe side then makes a triangular fold to meet the top edge of the flag, and that procedure is continued until the flag is completely folded. If the flag has been folded properly, only the blue field of stars should be visible.