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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Bold = denotes agency-level (DHS or DOT) award or U.S. Coast Guard award Bold italic = denotes U.S. Coast Guard award is obsolete Italic = denotes award is obsolete.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
References: ALAUX 011/14; COMDTINST M16790.1G (Auxiliary Manual), Chapter 10; and COMDTINST M1650.25D, Medals and Awards Manual. On the 80th anniversary of the USCG Auxiliary, On May 16, 2019, the US Coast Guard Auxiliary was awarded the Coast Guard Unit Commendation ribbon to all Auxiliarists by Karl Schultz the Commandant of the Coast Guard. [2]
In December 2015, the insignia guidance was administratively updated with no change to the award criteria. The guidance was found in Chapter 8 of the Military Qualifications and Insignia Manual, COMDTINST M1200.1. [3] Current qualification policy is contained in Commandant Instruction 1200.2A as announced by ALCOAST 162/23. [2] [5]
U.S. Coast Guard ribbons and badges as shown on the uniform of former Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Michael Leavitt. Badges of the United States Coast Guard are issued by the Department of Homeland Security to members of the United States Coast Guard to denote certain qualifications, achievements, and postings to certain assignments.
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 United States Coast Guard Auxiliary (USCGAUX, CGAux, or USCG Aux) is the uniformed, civilian volunteer component of the United States Coast Guard. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Congress established the unit on 23 June 1939, as the United States Coast Guard Reserve .
The United States Coast Guard maintains several civilian Public Service Awards to recognize private citizens, groups, or organizations for helping the Coast Guard carry out its missions. These awards are U.S. Government Awards issued by the Coast Guard, and like the Gold and Silver Lifesaving Medals , are not classified as military decorations ...
The Meritorious Team Commendation (MTC) is a unit award of the United States Coast Guard.Created on 22 December 1993, the Meritorious Team Commendation is awarded for performance of exceptional actions that would normally warrant a Commandant's Letter of Commendation if recognizing an individual.