Bronze Star Medal (redirect from Bronze Star Award)
cluster – In the Army, Air Force, and Space Force, the oak leaf cluster is worn to denote additional awards. 5/16 inch star – In the Navy, Marine Corps,...
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Commendation Medal (redirect from Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal)
first awarded by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard in 1943. An Army Commendation Ribbon followed in 1945 and in 1949 the Navy, Coast Guard, and Army Commendation...
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Silver Star (category Awards and decorations of the United States Navy)
Unit award equivalent Air Force – Gallant Unit Citation Army – Valorous Unit Award Coast Guard – Coast Guard Unit Commendation Navy-Marine Corps – Navy Unit...
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different philosophy from the Army, Air Force, and Space Force in awarding the MSM, typically reserving it for senior Navy and Coast Guard officers in pay...
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Purple Heart (category Awards and decorations of the United States Navy)
player and coach Ralph E. Dias, USMC, Medal of Honor recipient Danny Dietz Navy SEAL in Operation Red Wings Bob Dole, Army, 2 awards, former U.S. Senator...
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Inter-service Army Navy and Marine Corps Air Force and Space Force Coast Guard To denote additional achievements or multiple awards of the same decoration...
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Legion of Merit (category Awards and decorations of the United States Navy)
Legion of Merit is typically awarded to Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force general officers and colonels, and Navy and Coast Guard flag officers...
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Meritorious Unit Commendation (redirect from Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation)
pronounced muck) is a mid-level unit award of the United States Armed Forces. The U.S. Army awards units the Army MUC for exceptionally meritorious conduct...
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Defense Superior Service Medal (redirect from Defense Superior Service Award)
Navy Sergeant Major of the Army Robert E. Hall, Army Brigadier General Rebecca S. Halstead, Army General Carter Ham, Army Admiral Harry Harris, Navy Lieutenant...
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Good Conduct Medal (United States) (redirect from Navy Good Conduct Medal)
Good Conduct Medal is one of the oldest military awards of the United States Armed Forces. The U.S. Navy's variant of the Good Conduct Medal was established...
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Air Medal (category Awards and decorations of the United States Navy)
in aerial flight. The original award criteria set by an Army Policy Letter dated September 25, 1942, were for one award of the Air Medal: per each naval...
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Medal of Honor (redirect from US Army Medal of Honor)
medal: one for the Department of the Army, awarded to soldiers; one for branches of the Department of the Navy, awarded to sailors, marines, and coast guardsmen;...
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Achievement Medal (redirect from Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal)
branches) – for additional awards, oak leaf clusters Army Achievement Medal – for additional awards, oak leaf clusters Navy and Marine Corps Achievement...
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sole U.S. award for valor at the time. The Army instituted the Distinguished Service Cross and Distinguished Service Medal in 1918, while the Navy followed...
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not alone justify an award of this decoration. The Army's Distinguished Service Medal is equivalent to the Naval Service's Navy Distinguished Service...
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academies—Army, Navy, and Air Force—compete for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy; Army has won the award ten times, most recently in 2023. Army's football...
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Sea Service Ribbon (redirect from Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon)
A Sea Service Ribbon is an award of the United States Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Army, and the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps...
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Distinguished Service Cross (United States) (redirect from Distinguished Service Cross (United States Army))
criteria for the Medal of Honor. The Army Distinguished Service Cross is equivalent to the Naval Services' Navy Cross, the Air and Space Forces' Air Force...
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"V" device (category United States military award devices)
Department of Defense, Army, and Air Force refer to the "V" as the "V" device. The Coast Guard refers to it as the Valor Device, while the Navy and Marine Corps...
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Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (redirect from Navy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps)
units. There are a total of 3,275 units: 1,600 Army AJROTC units 794 Air Force AFJROTC units 583 Navy NJROTC units 260 Marine Corps MCJROTC units 10 Space...
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Joint Chiefs of Staff (redirect from Joint Army and Navy Board)
secretaries of their respective military departments, e.g. the secretary of the Army, the secretary of the Navy, and the secretary of the Air Force. Following...
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Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) (category Awards and decorations of the United States Navy)
The first award of the Distinguished Flying Cross was made by President Calvin Coolidge on May 2, 1927, to ten aviators of the U.S. Army Air Corps who...
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National Defense Service Medal (category Awards established in 1953)
oldest awarded non-combat decoration is the Army's Distinguished Service Medal, established in 1918. The Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Army Good Conduct...
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gallantry awards. Eligible personnel include all Army, Navy and Air Force personnel including personnel of the Reserve Forces, Territorial Army, Militia...
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American Campaign Medal (category Awards established in 1942)
antisubmarine campaign credit. Army Regulation 600–8–22 Military Awards (PDF). Washington, DC: Headquarters Department of the Army. 25 June 2015. pp. 69–70...
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American Defense Service Medal (category Awards established in 1941)
E. Tuttle. ISBN 978-0-804-80048-8. OCLC 199721. Army Regulation 600–8–22 Military Awards (PDF). Washington, DC: Headquarters Department of the Army....
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The Navy Occupation Service Medal was a military award of the United States Navy which was "Awarded to commemorate the services of Navy, Marine Corps...
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and Logistics) 1961–65, Under Secretary of the Navy in 1965; Under Secretary of the Army 1971–73; and then director...
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was a 0–0 game). The mascot is Bill the Goat. Navy competes with their historic rivals Army in the Army–Navy Game, traditionally the final game of the college...
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Korean Service Medal (category Awards established in 1950)
Aggression (USMC, Navy): June 27 to November 2, 1950 United Nations Defensive (Army, USAF): June 27 to September 15, 1950 Inchon Landing (USMC, Navy): September...
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