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Moustaches
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See facial hair.
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Movement report system, английский
Usn system which maintains current information on the status, location, and movement of flag commands, vessels in commission, and other ships under usn operational control.
Mourning salute, английский
As a token of grief, the national ensign is raised fully, then lowered from the masthead and secured. the u.s. army, air force, and marine corps call the lowered position “half-staff,” while the u.s. navy and all british forces call it “half-mast.” originally the gap was equal to the width of a flag to allow the invisible flag of death (which is superior to all human entities) to take its place above the ensign. nowadays the royal navy lowers the ensign by one-third of the length of the pole and the united states navy by exactly one-half. in non-military usage, anywhere from one-third to two-thirds of the way up the flagpole or ship’s mast is acceptable. the modern practice is first mentioned in 1612, but originated much earlier. when striking a half-masted ensign, it is always raised to the truck before lowering. see half-mast/staff.
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