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	MSM Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The ribbon to the Air Force Commendation Medal is predominantly yellow, with its centre bisected by a stripe of Air Force Blue.
		The Air Force Commendation Medal may be awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States below the grade of Brigadier General who, while serving in any capacity with the Air Force, distinguish themselves by heroism, outstanding achievement, or by meritorious service not of a sufficient nature to justify a higher award.
		The Air Force Commendation Medal was established by Secretary of the Air Force James H. Douglas, Jr.
	honours.homestead.com /usafcmd.html (278 words)

	Air Force Ribbons
		Aerial Achievement Medal: This decoration, established by the Secretary of the Air Force on 3 February 1988, is awarded by the Department of the Air Force to U.S. military and civilian personnel.
		Air Force Achievement Medal: Authorized by the Secretary of the Air Force on Oct. 20, 1980; awarded to Air Force personnel for outstanding achievement or meritorious service rendered specifically on behalf of the Air Force; may also be awarded for acts of courage lesser than for award of the AFCM.
		Air Force Commendation Medal: This medal was authorized by the Secretary of the Air Force on March 28, 1958, for award to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who, while serving in any capacity with the Air Force after March 24, 1958, shall have distinguished themselves by meritorious achievement and service.
	www.soldierstory.org /awards-usaf.htm (865 words)

	The Chief's Awards and Decorations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This medal is awarded to members of the armed forces of the United States who, while serving in any capacity with the Air Force after March 24, 1958, shall have distinguished themselves by meritorious achievement and service.
		This medal is awarded to Air Force enlisted personnel for exemplary conduct during a three-year period of active military service, (or for a one-year period of service during a time of war).
		This medal is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who have served for a six-month period in Vietnam, its surrounding waters or in air support against an armed enemy in Vietnam between March 1, 1961 and March 28, 1973.
	www.pressenter.com /~wstolpa/medals.htm (612 words)

	Commendation Medal -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Commendation Medal is a mid-level (Click link for more info and facts about United States military award) United States military award which is presented for sustained acts of heroism or meritorious service.
		The Commendation Medal was originally a ribbon, and was first issued by the Navy and (Click link for more info and facts about U.S. Coast Guard) U.S. Coast Guard in 1943.
		This lack of difference was recognized in 1994 when (Head of a former executive department; combined with the War Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947) Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton changed the name of the Navy Commendation Medal to the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/commendation_medal.htm (514 words)

	Air Force Commendation Medal
		Ribbon: The ribbon to the Air Force Commendation Medal is predominantly yellow, with its center bisected by a stripe of Air Force Blue.
		Criteria: The Air Force Commendation Medal may be awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States below the grade of Brigadier General who, while serving in any capacity with the Air Force, distinguish themselves by heroism, outstanding achievement, or by meritorious service not of a sufficient nature to justify a higher award.
		Background: The Air Force Commendation Medal was established by Secretary of the Air Force James H. Douglas, Jr.
	www.gruntsmilitary.com /afcm.shtml (295 words)

	Air Force Commendation Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This medal was authorized by the Secretary of the Air Force on March 28, 1958, for award to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who, while serving in any capacity with the Air Force after March 24, 1958, shall have distinguished themselves by meritorious achievement and service.
		Acts of courage which do not involve the voluntary risk of life required for the Soldier's Medal (or the Airman's Medal now authorized for the Air Force) may be considered for the AFCM.
		The medal (pictured below) is a bronze hexagon, with one point up, centered upon which is the seal of the Air Force, an eagle with wings spread, facing left, perched upon a baton.
	members.aol.com /jlowry3402/AFCM.html (231 words)

	Air Force Magazine
		Among the contested medals were those given to members of the 27th Maine Regiment for re-enlisting during the Civil War and those given to members of the honor guard at President Lincoln’s funeral.
		In some cases, medals and ribbons were created to replace the badges and insignia that had adorned the Army Air Forces uniform.
		The Air Force is also working on “some unit awards to bridge the gap between the Presidential Unit Citation and the Air Force Outstanding Unit and Excellence awards,” said Dudley.
	www.afa.org /magazine/Dec2003/1203medals.asp (2109 words)

	air force medal
		Air Force Distinguished Service Medal The Air Force Distinguished Service Medal was created by an act of the United States Congress on July 6, 1960.
		The Air Force Achievement Medal was established on October 12, 1980, by Secretary of the Air Force Hans M. Mark.
		Aerial Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster; Air Force Commendation Medal; Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster...
	www.birri.biz /subportals/air_force_medal/air_force_medal.php (1477 words)

	Military Information
		The Joint Service Commendation Medal is awarded to personnel on duty in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Defense Supply Agency, the National Security Agency, other joint agencies reporting to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joint task forces, or NATO organizations.
		The Air Force Commendation Medal may be awarded for outstanding achievement or meritorious service rendered specifically on behalf of the Air Force, for acts of courage that do no meet the requirements for award of the Airman's Medal or the Bronze Star Medal, or for sustained meritorious performance by crew members.
		This medal is awarded to those who after 1 April 1975 distinguished themselves by meritorious direct participation in significant military acts or operations of a humanitarian nature.
	www.ou.edu /class/FRINFO/GTA/EGO/Pages/militaryInfo.html (869 words)

	MSM Awards
		RNZAF personnel of all ranks and civilian employees of the RNZAF are eligible for the award of the Chief of Air Staff's Commendation for outstanding zeal and devotion of duty.
		The Chief of Air Staff Commendation Dress Insignia comprises an eagle and two stars on a dark blue background, with single diagonal light blue and red stripes.
		Air Base Wing Commanders are to recommend personnel who are considered deserving of the award of the certificate biannually through the command chain to Air Staff (DCM(F)) not later than 1 February and 1 August.
	honours.homestead.com /nzcascommend.html (303 words)

	Commendation Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Commendation Medal is a mid-level award of the United States military which is awarded for sustained acts of heroism or meritorious service.
		For actions where such performance was in direct contact with an enemy force, a "V" device is authorized to denote valor.
		Each branch of the U.S. military issues its own version of the Commendation Medal, with a fifth version existing for acts of joint military service performed under the Department of Defense.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/commendation_medal (508 words)

	Heroic rescue earns captain Commendation Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		To be considered for this award Air Force personnel experts said the recipient must be below the grade of brigadier general and distinguish themselves by heroism, outstanding achievement or meritorious service not of a sufficient nature to justify a higher award.
		Using his Air Force training in self-aid buddy care and field first-aid techniques, Harris administered first-aid to the wounded.
		In addition to the Air Force award, Harris received a written letter of commendation from the San Antonio Fire Department chief, recognizing his assistance in the rescue.
	www.afmc.wpafb.af.mil /HQ-AFMC/PA/news/archive/2003/Oct/1053-03.htm (516 words)

	Air Force Commendation Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Air Force Commendation Medal was authorized by the Secretary of the Air Force on March 28, 1958.
		Below the eagle is the Air Force Coat of Arms—a shield bearing a pair of flyer’s wings and a vertical baton with an eagle’s claw at either end.
		In 1996 the Secretary of the Air Force authorized the award of the bronze “V” retroactive to January 11, 1996 if the recipient distinguishes him or herself while under attack or in a hazardous situation as a result of hostilities.
	www.dgtraining.net /cicero/USMedals/MedalPages/AirForceCommendation.html (308 words)

	Wausau - 'Nam vet's late request for medal yields four more comm
		White, 54, received notification last week that not only was he entitled to the Air Force Commendation Medal for meritorious service from Jan. 10, 1969, to Jan. 9, 1970, but he had earned four more awards.
		White's letter from the Air Force said there was ample information in his records to warrant the awarding of the Commendation Medal.
		White received a portfolio with a printed certificate signed by Air Force Gen. George Brown and a citation explaining the rationale behind the award.
	www.wausaudailyherald.com /wdhlocal/281899277713526.shtml (416 words)

	The Ultimate Combat Readiness Medal - American History Information Guide and Reference
		The original Combat Readiness Medal was an award senior to the Air Force Commendation Medal and was awarded for superior and meritorious duty to the United States Air Force.
		The award criteria for the medal was changed in 1967 and the Combat Readiness Medal adopted the designation as a campaign service award.
		The current Combat Readiness Medal is awarded to any member of U.S. Air Force, or Air Force Reserve, who have accomplished sustained individual combat mission readiness or who have undertaken the preparedness for direct weapon-system employment.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Combat_Readiness_Medal (242 words)

	Headquarters, GA ANG Biographies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The General is a graduate of the Air Force Academy and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1975.
		In this capacity, she is responsible for advising the Adjutant General and Commander, Georgia Air National Guard on all matters pertaining to the enlisted personnel of the Georgia Air National Guard.
		Chief Morgan is a member of the Air Force Association; the Air Force Sergeant's Association; the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of Georgia; Phi Delta Kappan; the International Reading Association; and the Human Relations Team for the Georgia Air National Guard.
	www.dod.state.ga.us /hqang/pages/biographies.html (857 words)

	Wednesday, April 11, 2001
		U.S. Air Forces Europe has announced its top airmen of the year, and they will compete against peers from other commands to be named best airmen in the Air Force later this year.
		The four were chosen from 12 nominees representing the 3rd Air Force, 16th Air Force and the USAFE Headquarters staff.
		Joslin, who has been in the Air Force just two years, said he was "very surprised" when he received the award at a ceremony at the Officers’ Club at Ramstein.
	www.stripes.com /01/apr01/ed041101c.html (574 words)

	Michael V. Hayden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Michael V. Hayden (born March 17, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) holds the rank of General in the United States Air Force and is the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence.
		Hayden has served as commander of the Air Intelligence Agency and director of the Joint Command and Control Warfare Center, both headquartered at Lackland Air Force Base.
		Prior to his current assignment, the General served as deputy chief of staff for United Nations Command and U.S. Forces Korea, Yongsan Army Garrison.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michael%20Hayden (348 words)

	Air Force Commendation Medal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Air Force Commendation Medal was established by Secretary of the Air Force
		The Air Force Commendation Medal is worn after the Joint Service Commendation Medal and before the Joint Service Achievement Medal.
		The ribbon to the Air Force Commendation Medal is predominantly yellow, with its center bisected by a stripe of Air Force Blue.
	www.foxfall.com /fmd-usaf-com.htm (304 words)

	Air Force Association - Gabriel Chapter
		provides support to the deputy chief of staff for air and space operations and serves in his absence in carrying out his responsibilities to the secretary of the Air Force and the chief of staff for planning, operations, requirements and force structure necessary to support the warfighter with air and space power.
		As the Air Force deputy operations deputy to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he determines operational requirements, concepts, doctrine, strategy, training and the assets necessary to support national security objectives and military strategy.
		General Begert graduated from the US Air Force Academy in 1968, completed pilot training at Randolph AFB in 1969, and began a series of C-141, C-5, and command assignments at Dover AFB that spanned the next twenty-one years.
	www.afa-gabriel.org /cm_arch.htm (1602 words)

	Airman receives Purple Heart (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		WASHINGTON -- Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Gerald R. Murray (center) watches Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper present his coin to Airman 1st Class Scott Palomino.
		Airman Palomino is a surveillance technician from the 603rd Air Control Squadron based at Aviano Air Base, Italy.
		That care may be why Airman Palomino is not ready to leave the Air Force, despite his injury.
	www.af.mil /news/story.asp?storyID=123007536 (407 words)

	John Daniel Lavelle, General, United States Air Force
		When the U.S. Air Force was established as a separate Service in 1947, he was one of the two Air Force officers who negotiated with all seven Army Technical Services and wrote the agreements for the division of assets and the operating procedures to be effected during the buildup of the Air Force.
		Seventeenth Air Force is a NATO-committed major subcommand of USAFE, one of America's strongest overseas air arms and a primary instrument of Western defense.
		The Air Force inspector general (IG) flew to Saigon to investigate the matter and confirmed that "irregularities existed in some of 7th Air Force's operational reports." General Lavelle immediately stopped all strikes in question and assigned three men to find a way to continue the protective-reaction sorties but report them accurately.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.com /jlavelle.htm (4232 words)

	The Benton Courier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		He was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal First Oak Leaf Cluster during that period.
		Receiving orders in 1978 to Yakota Air Force Base in Japan, O'Neal was selected for promotion to senior master sergeant and received the Air Force Commendation Medal Third Oak Leaf Cluster award for his service at Robbins Air Force Base.
		O'Neal was then assigned to Little Rock Air Force Base in 1980 and given the Air Force Commendation Medal Fourth Oak Leaf Cluster award for his service in Japan.
	www.bentoncourier.com /articles/2004/10/27/news/50gnews.txt (727 words)

	Mustang Foundation
		Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
		Captain Marshall W. Green is the chief of personnel issues, Headquarters Air Mobility Command Directorate of Personnel, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. He is responsible for developing succinct position papers and issue briefings for HQ AMC Directorate of Personnel's (DP) use at command-, Air Staff-, and DOD-sponsored conferences, orientations, and meetings.
		Works with Air Staff and AMC legislative affairs to ensure AMC leaders and personnel are kept abreast of congressional and Presidential actions on pay, benefits, and other quality-of-life issues.
	www.mustangfoundation.com /BoardMembers.htm (938 words)

	JTF-FA Bio's - By Doc Sammy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		His first assignment was at the 2849 Civil Engineer Squadron at Hill Air Force Base in Utah where he served as Chief Environmental Planning.
		In May 1998, he was assigned to the 33rd Logistics Support Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base where he served as Commander, Maintenance Operations FLT and Commander, Civil Engineer Flt.
		His decorations include the Air Medal (one oak leaf cluster); Aerial Achievement Medal (five oak leaf clusters); and Air Force Commendation Medal (one oak leaf cluster).
	www.docsammy.net /jtffa/jtffa_files/page0001.htm (1377 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The objective of the Air Force Awards and Decorations Program is to promote morale, incentive, and esprit de corps.
		The mandatory opening sentence for the Aerial Achievement Medal is: "I recommend (rank/name and SSAN) for the award of the (name of the award and appropriate oak leaf cluster)." 3.
		Comma is missing in the opening sentence after Edwards Air Force Base, 18 AFFTCPAM 36-4 1 Oct 94 California, Example: while assigned to the 95th Mission Support Squadron, 95th Air Base Wing, Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California, from 21 April 1992 to 23 April 1995.
	www.edwards.af.mil /pim/PUBS/tc36/36-4.doc (5947 words)

	pavehawk.com
		The Air Medal is awarded for peacetime heroism, but NOT for peacetime sustained operational activities and flights.
		: The Air Force Commendation Medal is awarded for outstanding achievement or meritorious service; or acts of courage that do not meet the requirements for award of the Airman's Medal or Bronze Star Medal, and sustained meritorious performance by crewmembers.
		Air National Guard AGR personnel serving under Title 10 USC are eligible for this award.
	www.pavehawk.com /pages/awards.html (2062 words)

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