ALCOAST 027/08 SUBJ: HALF MASTING OF NATIONAL ENSIGN A. COMDTINST M5000.3(SERIES), USCG REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 14 1. IAW REF A, AND AS DIRECTED BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, THE NATIONAL ENSIGN OF THE UNITED STATES SHALL BE FLOWN AT HALF MAST ON THURSDAY, 24 JANUARY 2008, FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET, IN HONOR OF SENIOR BORDER PATROL AGENT LUIS AGUILAR. 2. THE NATIONAL ENSIGN SHALL BE FLOWN AT HALF MAST ON ALL COAST GUARD BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND VESSELS NOT UNDERWAY. 3. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.