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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.
Per AFI 36-2803 para A2.4.2.3.3, this device will be worn by airmen who meet one of the following criteria: A) Dispatched to a missile complex for 179 non-consecutive days in direct support of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile operations, and performed duties in one of the following Air Force Specialty Codes : [ 2 ]
Airman's Medal. 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. The medal was established on 6 July 1960 by 10 ...
The Combat Action Medal (CAM) [4] is a decoration of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force to recognize airmen and guardians for active participation in ground or air combat. The CAM was first awarded on June 12, 2007 as the Air Force Combat Action Medal, to six airmen who were engaged in air or ground combat off base in a ...
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 ...
"Case Reference Guide for the authorization of military awards and decorations", Military Personnel Records Center; St. Louis, Missouri; SECNAVINST 1650.1H (Navy Awards Manual) AFI 36-2803 (Air Force Awards and Decorations Program) AR 670-1 Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia
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.
Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal. The Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon (AFESR) is a military award of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force which was first created in June 2003 as the Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon. The ribbon is awarded to any member of the Air Force or Space Force who completes a standard ...