KIRTLANDAFBI34-101 governs installation flag disposition, storage, display, raising, lowering, and flagpole maintenance.
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It covers Hardin Field and 377 ABW/HQ flagpoles, quarterly ceremonies, severe-weather procedures, and assigned organizational duties. It requires proper flag handling, weather-related notifications, and reporting of damaged or unserviceable flags and flagpoles.
Applies to: It applies to units assigned to the 377th Air Base Wing (377 ABW), subordinate units, and units assigned, attached, or supported by Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB).
The United States flag will be flown continually and only be taken down for special retreat ceremonies, during inclement weather that may damage the flag or flagpole, or to replace a damaged flag.
KAFB Honor Guard oversees and schedules quarterly reveille and retreat ceremonies conducted at the Hardin Field flagpole by 377 ABW units and mission partners from across the base.
Mission Partners will maintain their flags and flagpoles at their own discretion.
The raising and lowering of flags will not interrupt law enforcement/security operations to include regularly scheduled RAMs/Directed Patrols/etc.
During normal duty hours, when winds at or greater than 41kts or inclement weather (i.e. hail, snow, freezing precipitation) is forecasted for KAFB, CP will notify CCEA, CCP and BDOC.