Air Force Gallant Unit Citation
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The Air Force Gallant Unit Citation is a United States Air Force unit-level decoration awarded for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force decoration
ⓘ
United States military award ⓘ military unit decoration ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
groups
ⓘ
larger Air Force or Space Force organizations ⓘ squadrons ⓘ wings ⓘ |
| awardedFor | extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority |
Chief of Space Operations
ⓘ
surface form:
Chief of Space Operations (by delegated authority)
Chief of Staff of the Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Chief of Staff of the Air Force (by delegated authority)
Secretary of the Air Force ⓘ |
| branch |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Space Force ⓘ |
| combatRequirement | yes ⓘ |
| comparativeAward |
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
ⓘ
surface form:
Presidential Unit Citation
Silver Star ⓘ |
| confers | unit-level recognition for heroism ⓘ |
| conflictType | armed conflict against an enemy of the United States ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| criteriaDetail |
actions must be of such a nature that they set the unit apart from and above other units participating in the same campaign
ⓘ
heroic actions while engaged in armed conflict with an enemy of the United States ⓘ |
| decorationClass | combat valor award ⓘ |
| documentation | accompanied by a citation describing the unit’s heroic actions ⓘ |
| eligibility |
United States Air Force units
ⓘ
United States Space Force ⓘ
surface form:
United States Space Force units
other U.S. military units serving with the Air Force or Space Force ⓘ |
| established | 2004 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Secretary of the Air Force ⓘ |
| hierarchy | below Presidential Unit Citation (Air Force) in precedence ⓘ |
| level | unit award ⓘ |
| nature | collective award to a unit rather than to individuals ⓘ |
| postnominalUsage | no individual post-nominal letters authorized ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Space Force ⓘ |
| recordsMaintainedBy |
United States Air Force Personnel Center
ⓘ
United States Space Force ⓘ
surface form:
United States Space Force personnel authorities
|
| relatedAward |
Air Force Meritorious Unit Award
ⓘ
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award ⓘ |
| scope | combat operations ⓘ |
| serviceBranchSpecific | yes ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Global War on Terrorism era and later ⓘ |
| type | gallantry decoration ⓘ |
| wearByIndividuals |
members later assigned to a cited unit may wear the emblem temporarily while assigned
ⓘ
members of cited units may wear the emblem permanently if they were assigned during the cited action ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.