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United States Department of the Army[1]
United States Department of the Navy[2]
United States Department of the Air Force[3]
United States Department of Homeland Security[4]EligibilityMilitary personnel onlyStatusCurrently awardedEstablishedNaval Service: 1943
Coast Guard: 1943
Army: 1945
Air and Space Forces: 1958
Joint Service: 1963
Five Commendation ribbons are awarded by branch or service.
Top row: Joint Service, Army.
Bottom row: Naval Service, Air and Space Forces, Coast Guard.PrecedenceNext(higher)Army, Naval Service, and Coast Guard:Air Medal
Air and Space Forces:Aerial Achievement MedalNext(lower)Joint Service Achievement Medal
TheCommendation Medalis a mid-levelUnited States military decorationpresented for sustained acts of heroism or meritorious service. Each branch of theUnited States Armed Forcesissues its own version of the Commendation Medal, with a fifth version existing for acts of joint military service performed under theDepartment of Defense.
The Commendation Medal was originally only aservice ribbonand was first awarded by theU.S. NavyandU.S. Coast Guardin 1943. An Army Commendation Ribbon followed in 1945 and in 1949 the Navy, Coast Guard, and Army Commendation ribbons were renamed the "Commendation Ribbon with Metal Pendant". By 1960 the Commendation Ribbons had been authorized as full medals and were subsequently referred to as Commendation Medals.
Additional awards of the Army and Air and Space Commendation Medals are denoted by bronze and silveroak leaf clusters. The Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and Coast Guard Commendation Medal are authorized gold and silver5/16 inch starsto denote additional awards. TheOperational Distinguishing Device("O" device) is authorized for wear on the Coast Guard Commendation Medal upon approval of the awarding authority. Order of Precedence is following theAir Medalbut before thePrisoner of War Medaland all campaign medals. Each of the military services also awards separateAchievement Medalswhich are below the Commendation Medals in precedence.
Variants[edit]For valorous actions in direct contact with an enemy but of a lesser degree than required for the award of theBronze Star Medal, a Commendation Medal with"V" Deviceor Combat "V" (Navy/Marine Corps/Coast Guard) is awarded; the "V" device may be authorized for wear on the service and suspension ribbon of the medal to denote valor. On January 7, 2016 The"C" Deviceor Combat "C" was created and may be authorized for wear on the service and suspension ribbon of the Commendation Medal to distinguish an award for meritorious service or achievement under the most arduous combat conditions (while the Soldier/Sailor/Marine was personally exposed to hostile action or in an area where other Servicemembers were actively engaged). A Commendation Medal with Combat Device is unofficially named the "Combat Commendation" and is often considered to be a higher level form of the Commendation Medal, regardless of the Awarding Branch. Retroactive award of the "C" device is not approved for medals awarded before January 7, 2016.
Commendation Medals by service and branch[edit]Joint Service[edit]Joint Service Commendation MedalTheJoint Service Commendation Medal(JSCM) was authorized on June 25, 1963 and is awarded in the name of theSecretary of Defenseto members of the Armed Forces of the United States who, after January 1, 1963, distinguished themselves by meritorious achievement or service in a joint duty capacity.
This award is intended for senior service on a joint military staff and is senior in precedence to service-specific Commendation Medals. As such, it is worn above the service Commendation Medals on a military uniform.[5][6]
Devices- Oak leaf cluster(for subsequent awards)
- "V" Device(for valorous actions in direct contact with an enemy)
TheArmy Commendation Medalis awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States other than General Officers who, while serving in any capacity with theU.S. Armyafter December 6, 1941, distinguished themselves by heroism, meritorious achievement or meritorious service. The medal may be awarded to a member of another branch of the U.S. Armed Forces or of a friendly foreign nation who, after June 1, 1962, distinguishes themselves by an act of heroism, extraordinary achievement, or significant meritorious service which has been of mutual benefit to the friendly nation and the United States.[7]
Criteria and appearanceThe Army Commendation Medal is awarded to American and foreign military personnel in the grade of O-6 (Colonelin the U.S. Army) and below who have performed noteworthy service in any capacity with the United States Army. Qualifying service for the award of the medal can be for distinctive meritorious achievement and service, acts of courage involving no voluntary risk of life, or sustained meritorious performance of duty. Approval of the award must be made by an officer in the grade of Colonel (O-6) or higher.
The medallion of the Army Commendation Medal is a bronze hexagon, 13⁄8inches wide. On the medallion is an American bald eagle with wings spread horizontally, grasping in its talons three crossed arrows. On its breast is a shieldpalyof thirteen pieces and achief. Thereversebears a panel for naming between the wordsFOR MILITARYabove andMERITbelow, all placed above a laurel sprig. The ribbon is 13⁄8inches wide primarily ofmyrtle green. It is edged in white and in the center are five thin white stripes spaced equally apart.[7]
Devices- Oak leaf cluster(for subsequent awards)
- "V" Device(for valorous actions in direct contact with an enemy)
- "C" Device (for meritorious service or achievement under combat conditions. Unofficially called the Combat Commendation. Retroactive Awards are not authorized for medals awarded before January 7, 2016)[8]
- "R" Device (for direct and immediate impact on combat operations from a remote location)[8]
AfterWorld War I, theDepartment of the Navyauthorized theNavy Commendation Star, a ribbon device to be placed on theWorld War I Victory Medal. The3⁄16inch silver star was identical to the ArmyCitation Star, but not comparable, as the later recognized "gallantry in action", while the Navy Commendation Star denoted those who had been cited and commended for performance of duty by theSecretary of the Navy.
An independentNavy Commendation Ribbonwas established in November 1943. On March 22, 1950 a metal pendant (of the same design as the pendant of the Army Commendation Medal) was authorized and the Commendation Ribbon was renamed the Navy Commendation Ribbon with Metal Pendant. This award was re-designated as the Navy Commendation Medal in September 1960, and renamed theNavy and Marine Corps Commendation Medalin 1994. This decoration was previously awarded only by flag rank operational commanders, requiring the signature of an admiral or general officer in the grade ofO-7, allowing interpretation of the criteria for which the medal may be awarded. Authority to award this decoration was later expanded to captains and colonels in the grade ofO-6currently holding operational command as acommodore, carrier air wing commander or commanding officer.
Recipient members of theU.S. Marine Corpshave always been issued the Navy's commendation medal and there is not a separate commendation medal intended only for Marines. This lack of difference was recognized on August 19, 1994 whenSecretary of the NavyJohn Howard Daltonchanged the name of the Navy Commendation Medal to theNavy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal.[9]
TheU.S. Coast Guardawards a separateCoast Guard Commendation Medal, with a ribbon similar in design to that of its Navy and Marine Corps counterpart. Initially established as the Coast Guard Commendation Ribbon in 1947, it was redesignated as the Coast Guard Commendation Medal in 1959. Criteria for its award has paralleled that of the Navy and Marine Corps.[10]
Devices- 5⁄16inch star,Combat "V", andOperational Distinguishing Device(Coast Guard)
TheDepartment of the Air Forcebegan issuing its ownAir Force Commendation Medalin 1958 with additional awards denoted by oak leaf clusters. Prior to this time, USAF recipients received the Army Commendation Medal. It was not until 1996 that the "V" device was authorized on the Air Force Commendation Medal; prior to 1996, there was not a valor distinction in effect for the Air Force Commendation Medal. On January 7, 2016, the "C" device and "R" device was authorized on the Air Force Commendation Medal as well. For USAF enlisted personnel, the Air Force Commendation Medal is worth three points under the Air Force enlisted promotion system.[11]
On 16 November 2020, it was renamed theAir and Space Commendation Medal(ASCOM) by the Secretary of the Air Force.[12]
Criteria and appearanceThe Air and Space Commendation Medal is awarded to both American and foreign military personnel of any service branch in the U.S. military grade ofO-6and below, the NATO grade of OF-5 and below, or of any other Allied or Coalition nation in the grade of Colonel or equivalent or below, or the naval grade of Captain or equivalent or below, who have performed noteworthy service in any capacity with the United States Air Force or United States Space Force. Qualifying service for the award of the medal can be for distinctive meritorious achievement and service, acts of courage involving no voluntary risk of life, or sustained meritorious performance of duty. Approval of the award must be made by an officer in the grade ofColonelor higher.[13]
The Air and Space Commendation Medal is a bronze hexagonal medallion. On the medallion is a shield surmounted by an eagle superimposed over clouds. On the shield bears a pair of flyer's wings and a vertical baton with an eagle's claw at either end; behind the shield are eight lightning bolts. The design on the shield is derived from theSeal of the Department of the Air Force. The ribbon of the Air and Space Commendation Medal is golden yellow with blue edges. In the center are three bands of blue, the outer stripes are thin with the center stripe being wider.[13]
Devices- Oak leaf cluster(for subsequent awards)
- "V" device(for valorous actions in direct contact with an enemy)
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