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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military award
→
military decoration → |
| abbreviation | AFDSM → |
| awardedFor |
duty of great responsibility
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exceptionally meritorious service → |
| awardedTo |
enlisted personnel
→
officers → warrant officers → |
| awardingAuthority |
President of the United States
→
United States Secretary of Defense →
surface form:
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of the Air Force → |
| branch |
United States Air Force
→
United States Space Force → |
| campaign |
peacetime service
→
wartime service → |
| classification | personal military decoration → |
| comparativeAward |
equivalent to the Army Distinguished Service Medal
→
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
→
surface form:
United States
|
| eligibility |
members of the United States Air Force
→
members of the United States Space Force → |
| establishedBy | United States Congress → |
| grade | senior military decoration → |
| higherAward |
Air Force Cross
→
Defense Distinguished Service Medal → Medal of Honor → |
| level |
one of the highest peacetime decorations of the U.S. Air Force
→
one of the highest peacetime decorations of the U.S. Space Force → |
| lowerAward |
Legion of Merit
→
Silver Star → |
| nature | non-combat decoration → |
| presentedBy |
Secretary of the Air Force
→
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 (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
C. Robert Kehler
subject surface form:
John W. Raymond
subject surface form:
Kevin P. Chilton
subject surface form:
Navy Distinguished Service Medal