Air Force Protocol
from 'Til Wheels are Up'

FLAG PRECEDENCE

Here is the accepted order of precedence for displaying flags during both official and unofficial military and civilian ceremonies. AFR 900-3 standardizes their display. As you sit in an audience and face the flags, they're arranged as follows, left to right:

THE UNITED STATES FLAG

FOREIGN COUNTRY FLAGS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

STATE FLAGS (By admission to the union)
     (See Chapter 3, Protocol Order of Precedence for listing)

SERVICE FLAGS (By order of Service (DOD Dir 1005.8))