Flag at half-staff Published Jan. 10, 2011 By Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- At the direction of the President of the United States, the flag shall be flown at half-staff until further notice, in honor of the shooting victims in Tuscon, AZ. The flag shall be flown at half-staff on all DoD building, grounds, and naval vessels throughout the United States and abroad.