An official website of the United States government         Here's how you know         
**Official websites use .mil**
A **.mil** website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
**Secure .mil websites use HTTPS**
 A **lock (lock )** or **https://** means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Skip to main content (Press Enter).

Defense Logistics AgencyThe Nation's Combat Logistics Support Agency

Search
Search

Search

-  Home		 
-  What DLA Offers    -  Excess Property Disposal             
  -  Document Services             
  -  Products             
  -  Services             
  -  Programs 
-  Working With DLA    -  Applications             
  -  Small Business             
  -  Federal and International Cataloging             
  -  Defense Data Standards             
  -  Events             
  -  Procurement Policies             
  -  Government Programs             
  -  Forms 
-  Organizations    -  DLA Headquarters             
  -  DLA Aviation             
  -  DLA Disposition Services             
  -  DLA Distribution             
  -  DLA Energy             
  -  DLA Land and Maritime             
  -  DLA Troop Support             
  -  DLA CENTCOM & SOCOM             
  -  DLA Europe & Africa             
  -  DLA Indo-Pacific 
-  Customer Support    -  Self Help Tools             
  -  How to Order             
  -  Find Your Order             
  -  Customer Facing Offices             
  -  Training             
  -  Brochures             
  -  Warfighter Support             
  -  Customer Service Management 
-  Careers		 
-  About DLA    -  Contact Us             
  -  Locations             
  -  Leaders             
  -  News             
  -  History             
  -  Media Gallery             
  -  DLA Campaigns 

HomeAbout DLANewsNews Article View

PHOTO INFORMATION

** Download

** Details

** Share

# DLA assists U.S. Navy in reintroducing Union Jack flag on naval ships

By Dana ThornburyDLA Land and Maritime Public Affairs

                COLUMBUS, Ohio  –              
Returning to naval tradition, the Union Jack flag will replace the First Navy Jack flag which has been used on all naval vessels since 2002. The change will take place with morning colors on June 4.

The maritime flag is essentially the upper left quadrant of the U.S. flag, displaying 50 white stars on a field of blue.

“The date for reintroduction of the Union Jack commemorates the greatest naval battle in history: the Battle of Midway, which began on June 4, 1942,” said Royal Cline, a Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime customer service representative.

The maritime flag will fly from small flagpoles known as jackstaffs that are mounted on the bows of all Navy vessels when in port or at anchor.

DLA has played a vital role in ensuring the maritime flags are on-hand and ready for the transition by gathering the information on the number of flags needed, working with the contractor to ensure production goals are met and the delivery of the flags.

“As a CSR, that’s what we do. We gather information from the fleet and pass it back,” Cline said.

Cline forecasted the number of flags needed and worked with his DLA Troop Support counterparts to ensure the contract was issued. The bulk of the 8,000 flags were shipped to DLA by mid-May, in addition to the 500 that were delivered in April, ensuring the flags arrived in time for its latest debut.

**                    SHARE                

**                    PRINT                

## Related Stories

Forward presence spotlight: Royal Cline

Puget Sound focuses on reducing customer wait times, improves processes

New team, process improve material needs for Naval shipyard

DLA L&MSan DiegoForward L&MUnion JackMilitary L&MNational Maritime Day