P 062331Z AUG 12 ALCOAST 360/12 SUBJ: HALF MASTING OF NATIONAL ENSIGN A. U.S. COAST GUARD REGULATIONS 1992, COMDTINST M5000.3 (SERIES) 1. AS DIRECTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE NATIONAL ENSIGN SHALL BE FLOWN AT HALF MAST UNTIL SUNSET ON AUGUST 10, 2012 AS A MARK OF RESPECT FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE SENSELESS ACTS OF VIOLENCE PERPETRATED ON AUGUST 5, 2012, IN OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN. 2. THE NATIONAL ENSIGN SHALL BE FLOWN AT HALF MAST ON ALL COAST GUARD BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND VESSELS NOT UNDERWAY. 3. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.