“Passing honors” are those honors, other than gun salutes, rendered on occasions when ships or embarked officials or officers pass, or are passed, close aboard.

Uniform Phraseology:  Basic Uniform Component are uniform items required as part of the basic uniform.  These are the minimum items which must be worn unless the prescribing authority directs otherwise. 

Whenever the National Anthem is played, all naval service personnel not in formation shall stand at attention and face the national ensign. 

An enclosure can prevent a letter from becoming too detailed. Try to keep letters short, down to one page whenever possible, and use enclosures for lengthy explanations that cannot be avoided.

The Sailor's Creed (slideshow)

As a military host a handy checklist can be helpful.

Lessons learned from previous ceremonies conducted at the Washington Navy Yard and should be of considerable assistance as you plan your ceremony.

The ceremonial hoisting and lowering of the national ensign at 0800 and sunset at a naval command ashore or aboard a ship of the Navy not under way shall be known as morning and evening colors, respectively, and shall be carried out as prescribed in this article.

Change of Command. Traditional ceremony surrounds the important military occasion of change of command whether of a ship or shore activity. The following recommendations regarding invitation format and the sequence of events are offered to supplement both the existing Navy regulations on the subject and the individual desires of the principal participants.

Phonetic Alphabet widely used in radio, telephone and military communications.