DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 5050.33A
N46
3 Apr 2019
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 5050.33A
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: THE VISITING FLAG QUARTERS AT WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
Ref: (a) DoD Instruction 1015.15 of 31 October 2007
(b) DoD Instruction 1015.11 of 6 October 2006
(c) DoD Instruction 1015.12 of 30 October 1996
(d) OPNAVINST 5100.23G
(e) SECNAVINST 7042.7K
(f) SECNAVINST 5100.13E
Encl: (1) Table of Authorized Funding Sources
(2) Eligibility and Guest Priority for the Visiting Flag Quarters
1. Purpose
a. To provide policies and procedures per references (a) through (f) to govern the operation,
resourcing, and management of the visiting flag quarters at the Washington Navy Yard.
b. This instruction expands some visiting flag quarters’ funding sources to allow
appropriated funds (APF) or nonappropriated funds (NAF) in appropriate situations and includes
Medal of Honor recipients in the priority ranking. This instruction is a complete revision and
should be reviewed in its entirety.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 5050.33.
3. Applicability. This instruction applies to the Navy’s visiting flag quarters operated by the
Commandant, Naval District Washington (COMNAVDIST WASHINGTON).
4. Background
a. The visiting flag quarters serves as Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) guest quarters on
the Washington Navy Yard. As such, the visiting flag quarters provides temporary
accommodations for Navy and Marine Corps flag and general officers, flag rank selectees, and
foreign equivalent counterparts to the CNO or Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) who
visit the National Capital Region on official business.
