Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
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The Air Force Distinguished Service Medal is a high-level United States military decoration awarded to Air Force members for exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Air Force Distinguished Service Medal canonical | 30 |
| Distinguished Service Medal (Air Force) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military award
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military decoration ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AFDSM ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
duty of great responsibility
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exceptionally meritorious service ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
enlisted personnel
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officers ⓘ warrant officers ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority |
President of the United States
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United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of the Air Force ⓘ |
| branch |
United States Air Force
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United States Space Force ⓘ |
| campaign |
peacetime service
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wartime service ⓘ |
| classification | personal military decoration ⓘ |
| comparativeAward |
equivalent to the Army Distinguished Service Medal
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equivalent to the Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ equivalent to the Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ equivalent to the Navy Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| eligibility |
members of the United States Air Force
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members of the United States Space Force ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| grade | senior military decoration ⓘ |
| higherAward |
Air Force Cross
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Defense Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ Medal of Honor ⓘ |
| level |
one of the highest peacetime decorations of the U.S. Air Force
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one of the highest peacetime decorations of the U.S. Space Force ⓘ |
| lowerAward |
Legion of Merit
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Silver Star ⓘ |
| nature | non-combat decoration ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
Secretary of the Air Force
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Department of the Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of the Air Force
|
| ribbonColor | predominantly blue ribbon ⓘ |
| scope |
service at high levels of command or responsibility
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service of national significance ⓘ |
| serviceBranchCreationContext | created after establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate service in 1947 ⓘ |
| serviceComponent |
United States Air Force officers in key leadership positions
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United States Space Force senior leaders ⓘ |
| serviceRequirement |
service clearly above that normally expected
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sustained performance ⓘ |
| shape | medal suspended from a ribbon ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| theater | may be awarded for service in any theater ⓘ |
| type | distinguished service medal ⓘ |
| wearing | worn on the left chest with other U.S. military decorations ⓘ |
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John W. Raymond
subject surface form:
C. Robert Kehler
subject surface form:
Kevin P. Chilton
subject surface form:
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
this entity surface form:
Distinguished Service Medal (Air Force)
Distinguished Service Medal (United States)
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Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
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subject surface form:
David R. Scott