Air Force Commendation Medal
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The Air Force Commendation Medal is a mid-level United States military decoration awarded to Air Force personnel for sustained acts of heroism, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Air Force Commendation Medal canonical | 12 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AFCM ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
meritorious achievement
ⓘ
meritorious service ⓘ sustained acts of heroism ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
enlisted personnel of the United States Air Force
ⓘ
enlisted personnel of the United States Space Force ⓘ officers of the United States Air Force ⓘ officers of the United States Space Force ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | Air Force commanders with delegated decoration authority ⓘ |
| branch |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Space Force ⓘ |
| campaignLimitation | not limited to a specific campaign or operation ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedFor |
combat-related heroism
ⓘ
non-combat meritorious service ⓘ |
| classification | personal military decoration ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| device |
oak leaf cluster
ⓘ
“V” device for valor (historically used in some periods) ⓘ |
| eligibility |
United States Air Force personnel
ⓘ
United States Space Force personnel ⓘ members of other U.S. armed services attached to Air Force units ⓘ |
| established | 1958 ⓘ |
| higherAward | Meritorious Service Medal ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Air Force Achievement Medal ⓘ |
| multipleAwardsIndicatedBy | oak leaf clusters on the ribbon ⓘ |
| orderOfPrecedenceRelativeTo |
follows the Meritorious Service Medal
ⓘ
precedes the Air Force Achievement Medal ⓘ |
| precedenceWithinUSAF | mid-level personal decoration ⓘ |
| presenter |
Secretary of the Air Force
ⓘ
Department of the Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of the Air Force
|
| relatedAward |
Army Commendation Medal
ⓘ
Coast Guard Commendation Medal ⓘ Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | predominantly green ribbon with white stripes ⓘ |
| serviceBranchSpecificVersionOf | Commendation Medal ⓘ |
| serviceComponent | Department of the Air Force decorations system ⓘ |
| shape | bronze hexagonal medallion ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| typicalAwardContext |
end-of-tour recognition
ⓘ
specific outstanding achievement ⓘ |
| wear | worn on the left side of the uniform ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bronze Star Medal