The Pentagon's own Law of War Manual explicitly states that military aircraft must be marked so they are recognizable as military at a distance.

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True. The Defense Department Law of War Manual (June 2015, updated December 2016) Section 5.21.4.1 states: "Military aircraft must be marked so as to be recognizable as such at a distance." Section 5.21.4.2 adds: "The use of enemy or neutral flags, insignia, or uniforms by military aircraft would be an improper ruse, because military aircraft conduct combat operations and because such use would involve operating under false colors during combat." The Pentagon violated its own doctrine in the September 2025 operations.

The Pentagon's own Law of War Manual explicitly states that military aircraft must be marked so they are recognizable as military at a distance.

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