File:Naval Jack of the United States.svg

Summary

Current U.S. Naval Jack. The flag consists of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattlesnake" class="extiw" title="w:Rattlesnake">rattlesnake</a> superimposed across 13 alternating red and white stripes with the motto, "Don't Tread On Me" (without apostrophe).

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Navy_Jack" class="extiw" title="w:First Navy Jack">First Navy Jack</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" class="extiw" title="w:United States">United States</a> was used by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Navy" class="extiw" title="w:Continental Navy">Continental Navy</a> from October 13, 1775 through December 31, 1776. In 1980, the Secretary of the Navy directed the commissioned ship in active status having the longest total period in active status to display the rattlesnake jack in place of the union jack until decommissioned or transferred to inactive status. Since September 11, 2002, the flag has been flown by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" class="extiw" title="w:United States Navy">United States Navy</a> for the duration of the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_Terrorism" class="extiw" title="w:War on Terrorism">Global War on Terrorism</a>."

This image is based on an image at the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.flags.net/UNST.htm">World Flag Database</a>, with the color Red from <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States.svg" title="File:Flag of the United States.svg">Image:Flag of the United States.svg</a>.

For the previous 50-star flag (still used as a "government jack" in some cases), see <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Naval_Jack.svg" title="File:US Naval Jack.svg">File:US Naval Jack.svg</a>.

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