Navy raises traditional blue-and-white flags once again as it commemorates Battle of Midway

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https://www.stripes.com/news/us/navy-raises-traditional-blue-and-white-flags-once-again-as-it-commemorates-battle-of-midway-1.584559



(Also, that's not the British "union jack" but the US Navy "union jack", now officially called the Jack of the United States.)

The U.S. Navy officially switched to flying the Union Jack flag aboard its ships Tuesday, a move timed to coincide with the 77th anniversary of its role in the decisive Battle of Midway in World War II.

During a ceremony commemorating the battle aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, the 50-star Union Jack was hoisted for the first time since 2002, when it had been replaced by the First Navy Jack in response to the 9/11 attacks.

Adm. John Richardson, chief of naval operations, announced in February that the Navy would be returning to its long tradition of flying the Union Jack, a version of which was first flown in 1777.

Capt. Joseph Naman, chief of staff for Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific, told the ship’s crew, “Your role in the United States Navy is vital. The job you are doing right now will contribute to the overall success or failure in the challenges facing our generation. That’s the reminder of the Union Jack and the lesson that the Battle of Midway teaches us.”

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1. For those so inclined

a jack is a flag flown from a short staff on the bow of a ship, as opposed to the ensign (the U.S. flag) which is flown on a larger staff at the stern of the vessel. The jack is only flown when the ship is moored or at anchor.