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Individual award ribbon: Awarded for: An act or service resulting in unusual and/or outstanding achievement: Presented by: United States Department of Homeland Security [1] Eligibility: Members of the Armed Forces of the United States, including foreign military personnel serving in any capacity with the Coast Guard: Status: Currently awarded ...
The list contains awards and decorations for the departments of Defense (including Army, Navy and Air Force), Homeland Security and Transportation: Key: Bold = denotes agency-level (DHS or DOT) award or U.S. Coast Guard award Bold italic = denotes U.S. Coast Guard award is obsolete Italic = denotes award is obsolete. Personal decorations
The Special Operations Service Ribbon is a service award of the United States Coast Guard which was first created 1 July 1987 by order of Commandant of the Coast Guard, Admiral Paul A. Yost Jr. The award is authorized for certain acts of non-combat meritorious service, for which no other service medal or ribbon is authorized.
The Foreign Affairs Manual described the purpose of Department of State honor awards as to "bestow recognition on an individual or group who has made a significant contribution to the agency's mission" and states that "The honor awards vary in scope and magnitude. The impact of the act or deed which precipitates the nomination must be carefully ...
The last single service award was issued in 1960 when Congress authorized the awarding of the Four Chaplains' Medal recognizing the Four Chaplains who died together during World War II. [6] There have been no single service awards issued since by the U.S. military, mainly due to the decline and complications of awarding commemorative service ...
Awards of unique achievement. Brigadier General Jeremiah P. Holland Award - awarded to the most outstanding military police unit, company size or smaller, each fiscal year. Secretary of the Army Awards for Program/Project Management; Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher Distinguished Civilian Humanitarian Award; Regimental association awards
The USDA's Honor Awards is a tradition dating back to 1947 and represents the highest awards granted by the Secretary to an individual or group for contribution or achievement in support of the Department's mission.
Other military service members may also receive specific Navy Department military awards, provided such service members are performing duty under a Navy or Marine Corps command. Likewise, a Navy or Marine Corps service member may receive medals and decorations of another military branch, if cross assigned to a command of the respective service.