A new working group will oversee the removal and replacing of tributes to the Confederacy and Confederate military starting in December.
Navy regulations stipulate that religious flags be flown above the ensign during services.
A commission compiling a list of Defense Department items named after Confederates is due to make its final recommendations to Congress by Oct. 1.
Several buildings, roads and monuments are recommended for changes.
The name changes should be completed by early 2024.
The "Blue and Gray Division" patch gets to stay, with a small update.
The commission is charged with renaming bases whose names currently honor Confederate leaders.
Defense officials said they can't change the names without new authorization from lawmakers.
In addition to installations and ships, there are hundreds of streets, buildings and signs that may be recommended to change.
A renaming commission has about 100 choices to rename nine Army installations.
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