Airman’s Medal
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The Airman’s Medal is a United States Air Force decoration awarded for heroic actions involving voluntary risk of life outside of combat.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force decoration
ⓘ
United States military award ⓘ military decoration ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AmnM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United States Air Force Personnel Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
heroic actions involving voluntary risk of life
ⓘ
non-combat heroism ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority |
Secretary of the Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
delegated Air Force commanders ⓘ |
| campaign | peacetime ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| conflict | non-combat ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criteriaIncludes |
act of heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy
ⓘ
voluntary risk of life beyond the call of duty ⓘ |
| decorationClass | individual heroism award ⓘ |
| eligibility |
United States Air Force personnel
ⓘ
United States Space Force personnel ⓘ members of the U.S. armed forces serving with the Air Force ⓘ |
| established | 1960 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1960s ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
lapel pin
ⓘ
medal ⓘ service ribbon ⓘ |
| higherAward | Distinguished Flying Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNonCombatDecoration | true ⓘ |
| isPeacetimeEquivalentOf |
Coast Guard Medal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Navy and Marine Corps Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Soldier’s Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Title 10, United States Code ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Bronze Star Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orderOfPrecedenceInUSAF |
above Bronze Star Medal
ⓘ
below Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
United States Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Space Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ribbonColor |
blue
ⓘ
gold ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Space Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceComponent | Department of the Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | medal suspended from a ribbon ⓘ |
| shortDescription | U.S. Air Force decoration for non-combat heroism involving voluntary risk of life ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type | personal military decoration ⓘ |
| wearsWithUniform |
United States Air Force uniform
ⓘ
United States Space Force uniform ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.