Mike Gilday has directed his staff to “begin crafting an order that would prohibit the Confederate battle flag from all public spaces and work areas aboard Navy installations, ships, aircraft ...

A rumor that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended a decision to fly a Confederate flag at Facebook's Menlo Park, California, headquarters circulated online in early January 2025. We received reader ...

including the Navy and Marines, recently took steps to ban the flag ahead of the departmental guidance. President Donald Trump has previously defended the use of the Confederate flag as free speech.