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The Outstanding Unit Award is awarded to any unit of the U.S. Air Force (including the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard) which performs exceptionally meritorious service, accomplishes specific acts of outstanding achievement, excels in combat operations against an armed enemy of the United States, or conducts with distinct military ...
It is awarded by the Secretary of the Air Force to numbered units that have distinguished themselves by exceptionally meritorious service or outstanding achievement that clearly sets the unit above and apart from similar units.
The Awards Database Information System is a program to enable all USAF Total Force members to view and check eligibility for Special Awards and Trophies based on specific criteria, providing a description and detail information on how to apply.
You can search for units you've been in and determine if you've ever won a meritorious unit award, outstanding unit award, etc. I had always only heard of those when someone sent out an email, so it's nice to have a permanent repository of them to see if you missed some.
The "V" device on the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award and the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award is only authorized for the period of Nov. 15, 1961 to Jan. 1, 2014. Prior to Jan. 1, 2014, only one bronze "V" device is authorized.
campaign, expeditionary, and service awards; and unit awards to recognize meritorious or outstanding service, as well as excellence above and beyond the actions of others. 1.1.3. Personal military decorations and unit awards are processed using a 3-step process:
BACKGROUNDThe Air Force Outstanding Unit Award was authorized by Department of the Air Force General Order 1, Jan. 6, 1954. CRITERIAIt is awarded by the Secretary of the Air Force to numbered units that have distinguished themselves by exceptionally meritorious service or outstanding achievement.
What is the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Decoration? The ribbon has a narrow red stripe, flanked by a thin white stripe, a wide blue stripe, a thin white stripe, edged with a narrow red stripe. A bronze V device is worn on the ribbon to denote award for combat or direct combat support actions.
General Mark D. Kelly, commander of the Air Combat Command, announced the recipients of the 2020 ACC Air Force Outstanding Unit Award and Air Force Organizational Excellence Award on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Dec. 11, 2020.
The Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award is awarded by the Secretary of the Air Force to numbered units that have distinguished themselves by exceptionally meritorious service or outstanding achievement that clearly sets the unit above and apart from similar units.