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The Department of the Air Force first began issuing awards and decorations in 1947. At that time, airmen were eligible to receive most U.S. Army decorations. In 1962, following the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Department of the Air Force began a concentrated effort to create its own distinctive awards, separate from the Army.
The Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award (ASOUA) is one of the unit awards of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force.It was established in 1954 as the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award and was the first independent Air Force decoration created (to this point, Air Force personnel were routinely awarded Army decorations).
The Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) is an alphanumeric code used by the United States Air Force to identify a specific job. Officer AFSCs consist of four characters and enlisted AFSCs consist of five characters. A letter prefix or suffix may be used with an AFSC when more specific identification of position requirements and individual ...
Distinguished Service Medal (Army) Navy Distinguished Service Medal. Distinguished Service Medal (Air and Space Forces) Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal. Awarded for "gallantry in action". Silver Star Medal. Awarded for "superior or exceptionally meritorious service". Defense Superior Service Medal.
A "V" device is a metal 1 ⁄ 4-inch (6.4 mm) capital letter "V" with serifs which, when worn on certain decorations awarded by the United States Armed Forces, distinguishes a decoration awarded for combat valor or heroism from the same decoration being awarded for a member's actions under circumstances other than combat.
The Meritorious Service Medal is given to all ranks for meritorious service in the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Space Force.It may be awarded for meritorious performance while serving in a staff position as a field grade officer, senior chief warrant officer, or senior non-commissioned officer, or, in the case of field grade officers, for successful completion of a ...
Currently only United States Air Force streamers are added. You can currently add up to 19 unit awards using this template. Parameters. |award_image1= ( required) Type in the accepted parameter to display the corresponding unit award streamer (see legend below). If you don't type in an accepted parameter instead of linking the correct award ...
The Developmental Special Duty Ribbon is a symmetrically striped ribbon inches (35 mm) wide. At the outside edges of the ribbon are stripes of graphite blue and silver gray both inch (1.6 mm) wide. Next is a broader stripe inch (4.8 mm) wide of ultramarine blue, bordered on the inside by a stripe of silver gray next to a stripe of scarlet, both ...