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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.
Foreign and international decorations are authorized for wear on United States military uniforms by the Department of Defense in accordance with established regulations for the receipt of such awards as outlined by the State Department. In the case of foreign decorations, the awards may be divided into senior service decorations (awarded only ...
AFPC operates the Air Force Contact Center, where personnel experts provide customer service. The center enhances personnel services by developing programs that enable individuals to carry out personnel actions through web-based, self-service applications, such as online retirements and virtual enlisted promotion releases.
Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC) JBSA-Randolph, San Antonio, Texas: Air Force Personnel Operations Agency (AFPOA) Washington, D.C. Air Reserve Personnel Center (ARPC) Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado: Air National Guard Readiness Center (ANGRC) Joint Base Andrews, Maryland: Air Force Public Affairs Agency (AFPAA) JBSA-Randolph, Texas
Retroactive awards prior to September 11, 2001, are not authorized. It is worn after the Air and Space Achievement Medal and before the Air Force Presidential Unit Citation . The CAM may be awarded to members from the other Armed Forces and foreign military members serving in a U.S. Air Force or U.S. Space Force unit, provided they meet the ...
The award was created in 2006 following the creation of the Commander's Award for Public Service to further supplement the U.S. Department of the Air Force's awards for non-employees. [1] The medal is gold in color and suspended on a ribbon which is largely dark blue with symmetrical stripes in light blue, yellow, and white.
The award criteria for the medal were revised in 1967 and the Combat Readiness Medal adopted the designation as a service medal. [ 2 ] The Combat Readiness Medal is awarded to any member of U.S. Air Force or U.S. Space Force, who have accomplished sustained individual combat mission readiness in an Air Force or Space Force weapon system or who ...
The Airman's Medal (AmnM) is a military award and decoration of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force for personnel who distinguish themselves by heroism involving voluntary risk of their life not involving actual combat with an armed enemy of the United States.