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Flag information

Guides for flag status, terms, and observances.

Browse plain-language explainers for U.S. flag etiquette, half-staff terminology, state status pages, and national days of remembrance.

How Mast works

Mast is an informational flag-status tool. It helps answer whether a U.S. flag should be flown at full-staff or half-staff, why the order is active, and where to verify the official source.

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Checks public orders

Mast watches federal and state flag-status sources for half-staff orders, observances, and official notices.

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Normalizes the details

Each detected order is organized by location, authority, start date, end date, and source so the current status is easier to read.

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Shows the source

Mast is informational, so active orders include a source link when available and should be verified with the official notice when it matters.

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Explains half-staff

Half-staff means lowering the flag below the top of the staff as a sign of mourning, remembrance, or honor for the period named in an official order.

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Georgia flag sources and verification

Mast tracks current federal flag orders and known Georgia state orders so residents, public buildings, schools, businesses, and local websites can quickly check whether flags should be at half-staff or full-staff today.

The Georgia source in Mast is Georgia Governor / gov.georgia.gov, categorized as Official Governor Executive Orders. Georgia does not publish a dedicated current-status page in the source registry, so Mast checks official notices and dated directives. Mast also uses the source to track historical Georgia half-staff notices when dated orders are available.

Georgia publishes half-staff orders in the Governor's Executive Orders archive and related press releases. The importer derives current status from dated executive-order descriptions and links to the official PDF or press-release source.

Flag status reference

Mast answers a common question quickly: should a flag be at half-staff or full-staff today? The page shows the current status, the relevant authority, date range, and source when a known order is available.

The public API can also provide flag status data for websites, dashboards, signage, and small automations that need a simple JSON response.