"According to Air Force Instruction 1-1, Airmen (all military members) salute during the national anthem to show respect for the United States flag. So, during the national anthem and when in uniform, we will salute the US flag if visible. If we don't see a flag but the music plays, we salute towards the music source.
We usually don't sing the national anthem unless you volunteer to do so as part of a ceremony. The national anthem is played or sung at every formal event (probably once per month), and played on bases every day, usually at 5pm. When the anthem plays on base, all non-emergency traffic stops. All personnel outside stop moving and salute. It's actually really neat to see." -Lt Col Matt Youmans, USAF
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