Encyclopedia > Awards and decorations of the United States military
Awards and decorations of the United States military are military decorations which recognize a service member's service and personal accomplishments while a member of the United States armed forces. Together with military badges, such awards are a means to outwardly display the highlights of a service member's career. A military decoration is a decoration given to military personnel or units for heroism in battle or distinguished service. ...
The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. ...
Military badges of the United States are devices of personal recognition that are granted to service members of the United States armed forces to denote personal accomplishment, qualifications, and participation in designated military campaigns or other activities. ...
Active United States medals and ribbons
To denote additional achievements or multiple awards of the same decoration, the United States military maintains a number of award devices which are pinned to service ribbons and medals. Awards and decorations of the Civil Air Patrol are decorations issued by the Civil Air Patrol of the United States of America for a variety of accomplishment. ...
Awards and decorations of the National Guard are presented to members of the United States National Guard in addition to regular United States military decorations. ...
Awards and decorations of the State Defense Forces are presented to members of the State Defense Forces in addition to regular United States military decorations and state National Guard military decorations. ...
Awards and decorations of the United States Air Force are military decorations which are issued by the Department of the Air Force to Air Force service members and members of other military branches serving under Air Force commands. ...
Awards and decorations of the United States Army are those military decorations which are issued to members of the United States Army under the authority of the Secretary of the Army. ...
Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard are military decorations of the United States Coast Guard which are currently issued under the authority of the Department of Homeland Security. ...
Inter-service decorations of the United States military are military awards which are issued by the United States armed forces to members of all five branches of military service. ...
Military awards of the United States Department of the Navy are those military decorations which are presented to members of the United States Navy and U.S. Marine Corps under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy. ...
United States military award devices are attachments which may be worn on various awards and decorations of the United States military. ...
Unofficial and obsolete decorations Obsolete military awards of the United States are United States military awards which have been officially removed from U.S. military award precedence charts and are listed as Obsolete Military Decorations in military award publications and instructions. ...
United States service medals of the World Wars are U.S. military decorations which were created solely as a result of the First World War and World War II. Such medals are now considered obsolete, but may still be found in various publications, manuals, and award precedence charts due to...
Unofficial decorations of the United States military are those awards and decorations which were authorized under military regulations but never appeared on official precedence charts. ...
Foreign and international decorations Authorized foreign decorations of the United States military are those military decorations which have been approved for wear by members of the United States armed forces but whose awarding authority is the government of a country other than the United States. ...
An international decoration is a military award which is not bestowed by a particular country, but rather by an international organization such as the United Nations or NATO. Such awards are normally issued as service medals, for participation in various international military operations, and not for specific acts of heroism...
See also Civilian decorations of the United States are civil decorations of the United States of America which are bestowed by various agencies of the United States government for acts of accomplishment benefiting the government as a whole. ...
Between 1947 and 1991, during the years of the Cold War, a large number of military awards and decorations were created by various nations to recognize the undeclared hostilities of the era. ...
Awards and decorations of the Vietnam War were military decorations which were bestwoed by the major waring parties during the years of the Vietnam War. ...
Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union are decorations from the Former USSR that recognized achievements and personal accomplishments in both military and civil. ...
Related articles This is a list of military decorations, listed in order of precedence, awarded by different countries, listed in alphabetical order. ...
State decorations are orders, medals and other decorations granted by a sovereign state. ...
A list of famous prizes, medals and awards including cups, trophies, bowls, badges, state decorations etc. ...
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