This guide serves as a resource for local Auxiliarists to organize and train ceremonial teams at the flotilla, division, or district level. In doing so, we further the community relations missions of the Coast Guard, while advancing our own public image and the public's understanding and appreciation of our organization. Auxiliary ceremonial teams increase the visibility of the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary in the community and honors those who have served before us. The purpose of the Flags and Ceremonies Guide is to provide Coast Guard Auxiliary units with the recommended minimum standards, procedures and policies for forming, maintaining and participating as member of a flag or official ceremony unit of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary.