WASHINGTON – Military officials are reviewing plans that would cut the number of U.S. troops deployed to the Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba to handle detained migrants by as much as half ...

Here's what to know about Gov. Henry McMaster's half-staff flag order. Why are flags at half-staff in South Carolina? McMaster ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff Sunday, April 6 in honor of ...

What is the difference between half-mast and half-staff? Typically, the difference between the two is where the flag is being flown. Half-mast refers to flags flown on ships, while half-staff is ...

There are certain commemorative days when it is customary to lower the flag to half-staff: Peace Officers Memorial Day (May 15, unless that day is also Armed Forces Day) Memorial Day (last Monday ...

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2021, file photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, a flag flies at half-staff as seen from Camp Justice in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon ...

a flag flies at half-staff as seen from Camp Justice in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. WASHINGTON (AP) — Military officials are reviewing plans that would cut the number of U.S. troops ...