Air Force Air Medal
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The Air Force Air Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to members of the U.S. Air Force for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Air Force Air Medal canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
heroic achievement while participating in aerial flight
ⓘ
meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
enlisted personnel of the United States Air Force
ⓘ
officers of the United States Air Force ⓘ other U.S. service members attached to Air Force units ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority |
Secretary of the Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
delegated Air Force commanders ⓘ |
| branch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| campaignEligibility | any military campaign involving aerial flight ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEstablished | 1942-05-11 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
members of the United States Air Force
ⓘ
members of the United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Executive Order 9158
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franklin D. Roosevelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
lapel pin
ⓘ
medal ⓘ service ribbon ⓘ |
| higherAward | Distinguished Flying Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Aerial Achievement Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medalShape | bronze compass rose design ⓘ |
| multipleAwardsIndicatedBy | oak leaf clusters ⓘ |
| peacetimeAward | true ⓘ |
| presenter |
Secretary of the Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of the Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatingDocument | Air Force Instruction on military awards and decorations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Army Air Medal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Navy and Marine Corps Air Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | predominantly blue and orange ribbon ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Space Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranchSpecificVersionOf | Air Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type | individual military decoration ⓘ |
| typicalRecipients |
air battle managers
ⓘ
aircrew members ⓘ navigators ⓘ pilots ⓘ remotely piloted aircraft crews ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Space Force personnel ⓘ |
| wartimeAward | true ⓘ |
| wearingLocation | left side of the uniform ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.