O 062212Z JUL 09 

ALCOAST 384/09
COMDTNOTE 5060
SUBJ: HALF MASTING OF NATIONAL ENSIGN
A. U.S. COAST GUARD REGULATIONS 1992, COMDTINST M5000.3 (SERIES)
1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMDTINST M5000.3 (SERIES), THE NATIONAL ENSIGN
SHALL BE FLOWN AT HALF MAST BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY, FROM SUNRISE TO
SUNSET, THROUGH A DATE TO BE PROMULGATED VIA SEPARATE MESSAGE IN
HONOR OF THE HONORABLE ROBERT S. MCNAMARA, FORMER SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE.
2. THE NATIONAL ENSIGN SHALL BE FLOWN AT HALF MAST ON ALL COAST GUARD
BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND VESSELS NOT UNDERWAY.
3. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.