Flag Order of Precedence:
When foreign troops are invited to participate in a ceremony within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, they are assigned a position of honor ahead of the US troops, except for a small US detachment, which immediately precedes the foreign troops as a guard of honor.
Troops of the US Armed Forces are positioned in the following order of precedence:
- Cadets, US Military Academy.
- Midshipmen, US Naval Academy.
- Cadets, US Air Force Academy (USAFA).
- Cadets, US Coast Guard Academy.
- Midshipmen, US Merchant Marine Academy.
- US Army.
- US Marine Corps.
- US Navy.
- US Air Force.
- US Coast Guard.
- Army National Guard of the US.
- US Army Reserve.
- US Marine Corps Reserve.
- US Naval Reserve.
- Air National Guard of the US.
- US Air Force Reserve.
- US Coast Guard Reserve.
- Other training organizations of the US Army, US Marine Corps, US Navy, US Air Force, and US Coast Guard, in that order.
- When the US Coast Guard operates as part of the US Navy, the Cadets, US Coast Guard Academy; US Coast Guard; and US Coast Guard Reserve precede the Midshipmen, US Naval Academy; US Navy; and US Naval Reserve, respectively.
- Troops of the US Air Force are positioned as follows: officers, USAFA cadets, Officer Training School (OTS) students, and airmen.
Information Courtesy of U.S. Air Force
