REVEILLE, RETREAT & TAPS

Reveille

Reveille will sound at 6 a.m. and will be immediately followed by “To the Colors.” At the first note of Reveille, all military personnel in uniform will immediately face the flag and stand at parade rest (if flag is not in view, face the source of music). When Reveille concludes, come to attention and salute at the first note of “To the Colors,” hold salute until the last note. Civilian and military personnel not in uniform should place right hand over heart at the first note of “To the Colors” and keep it there until the last note. Males should remove headgear with right hand and hold it at the left shoulder with right hand over heart. Saluting is optional for service members and veterans not in uniform. If in a moving vehicle, pull to the side of the road and stop. All vehicle occupants should sit quietly until the last note of music.

Retreat

Retreat will sound at 5 p.m. and be immediately followed by the National Anthem. At the first note of Retreat, all military personnel in uniform will immediately face the flag and stand at parade rest (if flag is not in view, face the source of music). When Retreat concludes, come to attention and salute at the first note of the National Anthem, hold salute until the last note. Civilian and military personnel not in uniform should place right hand over heart at the first note of the National Anthem and keep it there until the last note. Males should remove headgear with right hand and hold it at the left shoulder with right hand over heart. Saluting is optional for service members and veterans not in uniform. If in a moving vehicle, pull to the side of the road and stop. All vehicle occupants should sit quietly until the last note of music.

Note: If wearing an official physical training uniform for Reveille or Retreat, military personnel will follow their service specific-guidance (i.e., Army and Air Force personnel will follow the “in uniform” guidance, while other service members will follow the “not in uniform” guidance).

Taps

Taps will play at 10 p.m. All personnel outdoors should stand, face the flag or source of music and remain silent.

AtHoc Mass Notification System

AtHoc is an emergency mass-notification system used at JB MDL that provides state-of-the art emergency notifications throughout Air Mobility Command. This emergency notification system has five capabilities:

1. Network Alerting System for desktop, email and text messaging ­notifications to personnel both on and off duty.
2. Telephone alerting capability to personnel via a commercial call center.
3. Integration with the Giant Voice systems.
4. Capability to centrally manage, track and display alerts from all ­personal and mass devices that were used to make the notifications.
5. Failover capability for server locations.