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Awards and decorations of the United States

militaryFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Awards and decorations of the United States Military are

the military awards including decorations which recognize

service and personal accomplishments while a member of

the United States Armed Forces. Together with military

badges, such awards are a means to outwardly display the

highlights of a service member's career.

Contents

1 Order of precedence

2 Active United States2.1 By order of precedence

2.2 By military department

3 National Guard and state defense forces

4 Unofficial and obsolete

4.1 Obsolete

4.2 Unofficial

5 Foreign and international

6 Devices

7 See also

8 References

9 External links

Order of precedence

While each service has its own order of precedence, the following general rules apply to all services:

U.S. military personal decorations1.

U.S. military unit awards2.U.S. non-military personal decorations (after unit awards in order of receipt; if from the same agency,

the applicable agency precedence listing should be consulted)

3.

U.S. non-military unit awards4.

U.S. military campaign awards5.

U.S. military service and training awards6.

U.S. Merchant Marine awards and non-military service awards7.

Foreign military personal decorations8.

Foreign military unit awards9.

Non-U.S. service awards (e.g., United Nations, NATO)10.

Foreign military service awards11.Marksmanship awards (Navy and Coast Guard)12.

State awards of the National Guard (Army & Air Force)13.

Unit awards are worn on the right side in the U.S. Army.

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Active United States

By order of precedence

Note: Precedence of particular awards will vary slightly among the different branches of service.


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Ribbon/Award Name

Personal decorations

Medal of Honor

Awarded for "Gallantry and intrepidity at risk of

life above and beyond the call of duty"

Service Cross medals. Awarded for "Extraordinary

heroism"

Distinguished Service Cross (Army)

Navy Cross

Air Force Cross

Distinguished Service medals

Defense Distinguished Service Medal

Homeland Security Distinguished Service

Medal

Distinguished Service Medal (Army)

Navy Distinguished Service Medal

Air Force Distinguished Service Medal

Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal

Silver StarAwarded for "Gallantry in

action"

Defense Superior Service Medal

Legion of Merit

Distinguished Flying Cross

Distinguished Warfare Medal

Medals for non-combat heroism

Soldier's Medal

Navy and Marine Corps Medal

Airman's Medal

Coast Guard Medal

Bronze Star Medal

Purple Heart

Defense Meritorious Service Medal

Ribbon/Award Name

Campaign and service medals

Army of Occupation Medal

Navy Occupation Service Medal

National Defense Service MedalAntarctica Service Medal

Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Southwest Asia Service Medal

Kosovo Campaign Medal

Afghanistan Campaign Medal

Iraq Campaign Medal

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary

Medal

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Korea Defense Service Medal

Armed Forces Service Medal

Humanitarian Service Medal

Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal

Air and Space Campaign Medal

Service and training awards

Army Sea Duty Ribbon

Army Overseas Service Ribbon

Army Reserve Overseas Training Ribbon

Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon

Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service

Ribbon

Coast Guard Special Operations Service

Ribbon

Navy Arctic Service Ribbon

Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbon

Naval Reserve Sea Service Ribbon


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Meritorious Service Medal

Air Medal

Aerial Achievement Medal

Commendation medals

Joint Service Commendation Medal

Army Commendation Medal

Navy & Marine Corps Commendation

Medal

Air Force Commendation Medal

Coast Guard Commendation Medal

Achievement medals

Joint Service Achievement Medal

Army Achievement Medal

Navy & Marine Corps Achievement

Medal

Air Force Achievement Medal

Coast Guard Achievement Medal

Commandant's Letter of Commendation

Navy & Marine Corps Combat Action

Ribbon

Coast Guard Combat Action Ribbon

Air Force Combat Action Medal

Unit AwardsPresidential Unit Citations

Army & Air Force Presidential Unit

Citation

Navy & Marine Corps Presidential Unit

Citation

Coast Guard Presidential Unit Citation

Joint Meritorious Unit Award

Army Valorous Unit Award

Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service

Ribbon

Coast Guard Restricted Duty Ribbon

Navy & Marine Corps Overseas Service

Ribbon

Coast Guard Overseas Service Ribbon

Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon

Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon

(with gold border)

Air Force Longevity Service Award

Recruiting service ribbons

Navy Recruiting Service Ribbon

Air Force Recruiter Ribbon

Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon

Coast Guard Recruiting Service Ribbon

Training service ribbons

Air Force Military Training Instructor

Ribbon

Navy Recruit Training Service Ribbon

Marine Corps Drill Instructor Ribbon

Guard ribbons

Navy Ceremonial Guard Ribbon

Marine Corps Security Guard Ribbon

Professional Development Ribbons

Army NCO Professional Development

Ribbon

Air Force NCO PME Graduate Ribbon

Air Force Honor Graduate Ribbon

Coast Guard Honor Graduate Ribbon


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Navy Unit Commendation

Air Force Gallant Unit Citation

Coast Guard Unit Commendation

Meritorious Unit Commendations

Army Meritorious Unit Commendation

Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation

Air Force Meritorious Unit Award

Coast Guard Meritorious Unit

Commendation

Army Superior Unit Award

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

Coast Guard Meritorious Team

Commendation

Efficiency Awards

Navy "E" Ribbon

Air Force Organizational Excellence

Award

Coast Guard "E" Ribbon

Service awards

Prisoner of War Medal

Combat Readiness Medal

Good Conduct medals

Army Good Conduct Medal

Navy Good Conduct Medal

Air Force Good Conduct Medal

Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal

Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal

Reserve decorations

Armed Forces Reserve Medal

Army Service Ribbon

Air Force Training Ribbon

Marksmanship awards

Air Force Small Arms Expert

Marksmanship RibbonRifle

Coast Guard Distinguished Marksman

Coast Guard Silver Rifle Excellence in

Competition

Coast Guard Bronze Rifle Excellence in

Competition

Navy Expert Rifleman Medal

Coast Guard Expert Rifle Medal

Navy Sharpshooter Rifle Ribbon

Coast Guard Sharpshooter Rifle Ribbon

Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon

Coast Guard Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon

Pistol

Coast Guard Distinguished Pistol Shot

Coast Guard Silver Pistol Excellence in

Competition

Coast Guard Bronze Pistol Excellence in

Competition

Navy Expert Pistol Medal

Coast Guard Expert Pistol Medal

Navy Sharpshooter Pistol Ribbon

Coast Guard Sharpshooter Pistol Ribbon

Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon

Coast Guard Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon


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Army Reserve Components Achievement

Medal

Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal

Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service

Medal

Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medal

Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct

Medal

Expeditionary medals

Navy Expeditionary Medal

Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal

Outstanding Airman of the Year Ribbon

Air Force Recognition Ribbon

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By military department

Inter-service

Air Force

Army

Coast Guard

Navy and Marine Corps

Merchant Marine

To denote additional achievements or multiple awards of the same decoration, the United States military

maintains a number of award devices which are pinned to service ribbons and medals.

National Guard and state defense forces

Awards and decorations of the National Guard

Awards and decorations of the state defense forces

Unofficial and obsolete

Obsolete

Main articles: Obsolete military awards of the United States and United States service medals of the

World Wars


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Ribbon/Award Name

Personal decorations

Certificate of Merit Medal

Marine Corps Brevet Medal

Army Wound RibbonSpecially Meritorious Service Medal

Department of Transportation military awards

Transportation Distinguished Service

Medal

Secretary of Transportation Outstanding

Unit Award

Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit

Commendation19th and early 20th century Commemorative

Medals

West Indies Naval Campaign Medal

(Sampson Medal)

Battle of Manila Bay Medal (Dewey

Medal)

Cardenas Medal of Honor

Peary Polar Expedition MedalNC-4 Medal

Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal

Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal

United States Antarctic Expedition Medal

19th and early 20th century Campaign Medals

Civil War Campaign Medal

Indian Campaign Medal

China Campaign Medal (Army)

China Relief Expedition Medal (Navy)

Spanish-American War campaign and occupation

medals

Spanish Campaign Medal

West Indies Campaign Medal

Spanish War Service Medal

Army of Cuban Occupation Medal

Army of Cuban Pacification Medal

Army of Puerto Rican Occupation Medal

Ribbon/Award Name

Navy & Marine Corps expedition medals (1920s

and 1930s)

Nicaraguan Campaign Medal (1912)

Dominican Campaign Medal

Haitian Campaign Medal (1917)

Nicaraguan Campaign Medal (1933)

Haitian Campaign Medal (1921)

Yangtze Service Medal

World War I and Pre-WWI service medals

Mexican Service Medal

Mexican Border Service Medal

World War I Victory Medal

Army of Occupation of Germany Medal

World War II and Pre-WWII service medals

China Service Medal

American Defense Service Medal

Women's Army Corps Service Medal

American Campaign Medal

European-African-Middle EasternCampaign Medal

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal

World War II Victory Medal

Post World War II Service medals

Medal for Humane Action

Korean Service Medal

Service and Training awards

Naval Reserve Medal

Fleet Marine Force Ribbon

Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon

Reserve Special Commendation Ribbon

Marksmanship

Navy Distinguished Marksman and Pistol

Shot Ribbon

Navy Distinguished Marksman Ribbon

Navy Distinguished Pistol Shot Ribbon


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Philippine-American War campaign medals

Philippine Campaign Medal

Philippine Congressional Medal

Unofficial

Unofficial decorations of the United States military

Foreign and international

Authorized foreign decorations of the United States military

International military decoration authorized by the US military

Devices

United States military award devices

To display devices on Wikipedia pages, use Template:Ribbon devices.

See also

Awards and decorations of the United States government

Civilian decorations of the United States

Awards and decorations of the National Guard

Awards and decorations of the State Defense Forces

Military decorations of the Cold War

Awards and decorations of the Vietnam War

Military badges of the United States

Badges of the United States Air Force

Badges of the United States Army

Badges of the United States Coast Guard

Badges of the United States Marine Corps

Badges of the United States Navy

Obsolete badges of the United States militaryIdentification badges of the United States military

Unofficial combat badges of the United States Army

List of military decorations

State decoration

Army-Navy E Award

References

^ http://www.homeofheroes.com/medals/1_precedence.html Retrieved 24 February 2008.1.

External links

U.S. Army Symbols and Insignia (http://www.army.mil/symbols/)


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The Institute of Heraldry, U.S. Army (http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/)

U.S. Navy Service and Campaign Medals (http://www.history.navy.mil/medals/)

Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia (http://www.army.mil/usapa/epubs

/pdf/r670_1.pdf) (in PDF format)

Military Awards (U.S. Army) (http://www.army.mil/usapa/epubs/pdf/r600_8_22.pdf) (in PDF format)

Search Awards & Decorations for Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, & Coast Guard

(http://www.usamilitarymedals.com/)

Americal Division Veterans Association (http://www.americal.org/awards/)

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