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	Meritorious Unit Commendation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Coast Guard M.U.C. The Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation was established in November 1973 and is awarded in the name of the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard.
		Air Force M.U.C. The Air Force version of the Meritorious Unit Commendation is known as the Air Force Meritorious Unit Award.
		The decoration is awarded in the name of the Secretary of the Air Force and is considered the unit equivalent to the Legion of Merit.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Meritorious_Unit_Commendation (446 words)

	Meritorious Unit Commendation biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Meritorious Unit Commendation is abbreviated (and often pronounced) as "MUC".
		The Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation was established in November 1973 and is awarded in the name of the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard.
		The Air Force version of the Meritorious Unit Commendation is known as the Air Force Meritorious Unit Award.
	meritorious-unit-citation.biography.ms (369 words)

	U.S. Army Individual Decorations
		Awards may be made for acts of heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy or while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party, which are of a lesser degree than required for award of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
		Awards for meritorious service may be made for sustained distinction in the performance of duties involving regular and frequent participation in aerial flight for a period of at least 6 months.
		Award of the Air Medal is primarily intended to recognize those personnel who are on current crewmember or noncrewmember flying status which requires them to participate in aerial flight on a regular and frequent basis in the performance of their primary duties.
	www.americal.org /awards/achv-svc.htm (1909 words)

	Joint Meritorious Unit Award - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Joint Meritorious Unit Award is a military award that was established on June 4, 1981 by Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and was implemented by Department of Defense Directive 1348.27 dated July 22, 1982.
		The Joint Meritorious Unit Award is the only ribbon award granted by the Department of Defense and is the organizational equivalent of the Defense Superior Service Medal.
		Subsequent decorations of the Joint Meritorious Unit Award are annotated with oak leaf clusters.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joint_Meritorious_Unit_Award (205 words)

	Orders, Decorations and Medals - Medals by Country - Medals of United States (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Air Force officials are reviewing the new ribbons and expect to make a decision in the next few months on the design and who is authorized to wear them.
		The medal is awarded to those who demonstrate outstanding achievement or meritorious service in the performance of their duties on behalf of the Air Force.
		Meritorious Unit Awards are awarded to units for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding achievement or service directly supporting combat operations for at least 90 continuous days.
	www.geocities.com /dco700/UnitedStates2.htm (10555 words)

	National Guard: Air Force OKs New Unit Awards
		Air Force Secretary James G. Roche has approved two new medals recognizing units tor outstanding heroism in combat and for achievement or service in direct support of combat operations.
		The Gallant Unit Citation is awarded to units for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy of the United States.
		Meritorious Unit Awards are awarded to units lor exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding achievement or service directly supporting combat operations for at least 90 continuous days.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3731/is_200405/ai_n9357310 (324 words)

	Federal Ribbon Awards - Air Force Unit Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Outstanding Unit Award was established on January 6, 1954, by
		Additional awards of the Outstanding Unit Award are denoted by oak leaf clusters.
		Effective November 15, 1961, Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards given for combat or direct combat support entitle the unit to have the letter "V" embroidered on its streamer and individuals to wear a bronze "V" device on the ribbon.
	foxfall.com /fra-afua-oua.htm (166 words)

	Edwards Air Force Base - 412th TW receives outstanding unit award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, established by the Department of Defense in 1954, recognizes units that have distinguished themselves by exceptionally meritorious service or outstanding achievement that clearly sets the unit above and apart from similar units.
		The 412th, home to more than 30 squadrons and organizations, is the largest test wing in the Air Force and accomplishes its mission by doing flight and ground testing, logistics test and evaluation, and test range support operations.
		The Speckled Trout aircraft served as the command and control suite to evaluate maintaining a Joint Forces Air Component Commander’s situational awareness and control over the air war while enroute from a rear to forward air operations center.
	www.edwards.af.mil /archive/1999/9907_412award.html (984 words)

	The Blue Lemur - Progressive Politics and Media News » Bush photographed wearing Air Force award he never earned (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Simply, if that unit did indeed receive the award a full two years before President Bush was assigned to it, he should have been wearing it while he was a member of that unit and if the unit received it WHILE he was a member of that unit, he should have been wearing it forever.
		If a unit you are assigned to has been givin an award (whether you were with the unit when they got it or not) you as the individual soldier are required to wear it on your dress uniform.
		Therefore, a member of a unit was required to wear all awards and decorations personally earned, as well as all unit awards, including the AF Outstanding Unit Award, during the period of assignment in that unit, even though the member was not assigned to the unit at the time the unit was awarded the citation.
	www.bluelemur.com /index.php?p=276 (14238 words)

	Air Force Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Senate on June 27 confirmed Air Force Gen. Ralph E. Eberhart to be the first leader of the Pentagon's new homeland defense unified combatant command, US Northern Command.
		The Air Force must match manpower and equipment with requirements so that certain airmen in high-demand areas are not deployed for half the year and so that certain capabilities are always available to the warfighting commanders.
		According to installations and logistics officials, Air Force major commands and system program directors report that aircraft maintenance continues to be performed when and as required, whether it is at home station or deployed.
	www.afa.org /magazine/world/0802world.asp (8791 words)

	Joint Meritorious Unit Award Display Recognition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Joint Meritorious Unit Award was established on June 4, 1981, by Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger and was implemented by Department of Defense Directive 1348.27 dated July 22, 1982 (as amended).
		For the Army, it is worn before the Valorous Unit Award; for the Navy and Marine Corps it is worn before the Navy Unit Commendation; for the Air Force it is worn before the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award; and, for the Coast Guard it is worn before the Department of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award.
		Criteria: The Joint Meritorious Unit Award is awarded to Joint Activities of the Armed Forces of the United States which have subsequent to January 23, 1979 distinguished themselves by exceptionally meritorious achievement or service in pursuit of joint military missions of great significance.
	members.aol.com /dischargecert/jmua.htm (1145 words)

	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
		The Air Force Outstanding Unit Award was authorized by Department of the Air Force General Order 1, Jan. 6, 1954.
		The ribbon has a narrow red stripe, flanked by a thin white stripe, a wide blue stripe, a thin white stripe, edged with a narrow red stripe.
		A bronze "V" device is worn on the ribbon to denote award for combat or direct combat support actions.
	pirate.shu.edu /~collinjo/armysvc/AFOUA/AFOUA.htm (74 words)

	Outstanding Unit Award
		The Outstanding Unit Award is a decoration of the United States Air Force which was first created in 1954.
		Multiple awards of the Outstanding Unit Award are denoted by oak leaf clusters on the award ribbon.
		In 1961, the Air Force also began issuing the Valor device for units which had engaged in combat, or provided direct combat support, in the particular operations which had qualified the unit for the Outstanding Unit Award.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/outstanding_unit_award (198 words)

	USUHS earns Joint Meritorious Unit award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		John M. McDuffie, the director of logistics, J-4, for the Joint Staff, presented the award during a ceremony at the university campus April 13.
		USU received the award in December for the period July 1, 1990 to July 1, 2000.
		The university was recognized for accomplishing direct service support far exceeding normal duty performance to the Department of Defense; the Departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force; the Departments of State, Treasury and Interior; and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
	www.dcmilitary.com /airforce/beam/6_19/local_news/7263-1.html (295 words)

	Air Force Times - News - More News
		An Air Force officer deployed to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom married her fiancé over the phone Tuesday.
		RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — The Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council recognized the following units as 2004 Air Force Organizational Excellence Award winners during the specified periods of time.
		BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq — The medical mission in Iraq is complex, made up of a variety of Air Force and Army units that provide care for service members and Defense Department civilians and contractors who need help with various ailments, from minor scorpion stings to serious combat injuries.
	www.airforcetimes.com /story.php?f=1-292925-unitnews.php (890 words)

	Members earn Joint Meritorious Unit Award
		RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) -- Air Force members assigned to various units during specific time frames may be eligible for the Joint Meritorious Unit Award.
		Only those members of U.S. armed forces who were present at the time and directly participated in the service or achievement for 30 days (or for the period cited if less than 30 days), shall be authorized to wear the JMUA ribbon.
		Members must be assigned and/or attached by official orders to the joint unit receiving the JMUA ribbon, either as individuals or as members of an assigned or attached unit.
	www.globalsecurity.org /intell/library/news/1997/n19970522_970623.html (389 words)

	AFRRI Earns Joint Meritorious Unit Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The DoD Joint Meritorious Unit Award citation, signed by Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld on Feb. 17, commended AFRRI's achievements from Sept. 11, 2001 to June 20, 2003.
		The award was presented to the institute during an awards ceremony May 26.
		The institute was established in 1961 as a joint agency of three military departments (Air Force, Army and Navy) and under the control of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, it is now administered by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU).
	www.dcmilitary.com /navy/journal/9_24/national_news/29654-1.html (603 words)

	TRICARE Management Activity Honored with DoD's Joint Meritorious Unit Award
		Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld recognized TMA with the Joint Meritorious Unit Award for distinguishing itself through "exceptionally meritorious service" from Feb. 10, 1998, to Feb. 28, 2001.
		The Joint Meritorious Unit Award is given to joint activities of the armed services for achievement in pursuit of joint military missions of great significance.
		The award citation praised the TMA staff for compiling "a record of achievements unsurpassed in the provision of health care," ranging from "the design, creation, and implementation of previously non-existent medical benefits for active duty service members and their families" to "development of cost-effective methods for 'Keeping the Promise' to retired beneficiaries."
	www.tricare.osd.mil /News/2001/news2001_09_11.htm (409 words)

	1st Mob Lineage and Honors History
		Air Force Outstanding Unit Award: 1 Jul 1987 - 30 Jun 1989
		Air Force Outstanding Unit Award: 1 Jun 1993 - 30 Jun 1994
		Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation: 1 Jan 1969 - 26 Jul 1969
	1stmob.com /a5.htm (532 words)

	Joint Meritorious Unit Award
		The Joint Meritorious Unit Award was established by Department of Defense Directive 1348.27 dated July 22, 1982.
		Requirements for award of the Joint Meritorious Unit Award are contained in DOD Manual 1348.33-M. b.
		Policy for this award, approving authority, and supply of the unit award emblem is contained in DOD 1348.33M.
	www.gruntsmilitary.com /jmuw.shtml (287 words)

	CJCS awards Joint Meritorious Unit Award to intel center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The time frame for the award is Oct. 1, 1994 through April 1, 1998 with eligibility limited to those U.S. military forces present at the time and who directly participated in the joint service or achievement for 30 days or more.
		Military members must be assigned or attached by official orders to the joint unit or joint activity receiving the JMUA.
		Local commanders may waive, on an individual basis, the 30-day minimum requirement for individuals -- Air Force Reserves on active duty or temporary duty personnel -- who, in the purview of the commander, contributed directly to the achievement cited and were assigned on official orders to the awarded unit during the time frame.
	www.fas.org /irp/news/1998/09/n19980901_981317.html (218 words)

	Officer, The: Joint meritorious unit award - Heads Up (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Joint Staff has been awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award (JMUA) for the period 11 September 2001 to 11 September 2003.
		This award recognizes the exceptionally meritorious conduct and perform ante of the men and women of the Joint Staff in support of operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and the war on terrorism since the 9/11 attacks on the Pentagon and New York City.
		Those eligible include members of the armed forces of the United States, Reservists on active duty and TDY personnel assigned or attached to the Joint Staff by official orders for a minimum of 30 days during the award period.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IBY/is_1_80/ai_113139366 (253 words)

	award ribbon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		This Army Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon 3.8" vinyl transfer decal is a MilitaryBest.com exclusive made in Jacksonville, FL.
		Ribbon Presidential Unit Citation (Navy) Presidential Unit Citation (Army) Presidential Unit Citation (Air Force) Joint Meritorious Unit Award...
		Fair officials accepted an award that recognized the youth exhibitors during an evaluation...
	awardday.33all.info /award-ribbon (520 words)

	Air Force Link - BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN C. KOZIOL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		John C. Koziol is Commander, 55th Wing, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. He is responsible for organizing, administering, equipping, and training six groups and 32 squadrons assigned to the wing.
		General Koziol received his commission through the Norwich University Air Force ROTC program as a distinguished graduate in 1976.
		Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
	www.af.mil /bios/bio.asp?bioID=6098 (719 words)

	The Air Force Wives Website - www.airforcewives.com - Soaring to new heights supporting their Airman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Contained on this site are pictures of both the ribbon and the medal (if authorized) of those decorations issued to United States Air Force Personnel for the period of 1939 to the present.
		Each decoration has a description associated with it that will aid the reader in understanding what the award was and when it was awarded.
		The entire two hundred year history of U.S. military awards is beautifully illustrated, along with hard-to-find information on numbering systems, cases, documents, and eligibility.
	www.airforcewives.com /medals (681 words)

	Special Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The SRHS instructional program is designed after the California High School Task Force Report, Second to None, which includes: (1) creating a strengthened academic curriculum; (2) connecting school to work and careers with relevant applied instruction; (3) establishing interdisciplinary teams and career paths with strong college/business/industry partnerships; and (4) infusing technology into the curriculum.
		The Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (AFJROTC) is an elective program emphasizing the study and development of leadership, citizenship, patriotism, military science and service.
		The SRHS AFJROTC program was the recipient of the Air Force "Meritorious Unit" award.
	www2.sandi.net /SRHS/Special_Features.html (359 words)

	Air Force Recognition Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		This Awards and Decorations page is designed to give users a site to see the actual ribbons, the corresponding medals, and in most cases, the history behind the awards and decorations shown.
		The chart below is in order of precedence and only includes the ribbons most likely to be worn by member's of today's Air Force.
		The gold frame on ribbons denotes a unit citation, which can also be awarded** with gold, silver, or bronze devices.
	www.afpc.randolph.af.mil /awardsnet/decs.aspx (139 words)

	Republic of Vietnam Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with Combat V) to 2 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force
		The Number Two Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, distinguished itself by especially meritorious service in support of military operations against opposing armed forces in Southeast Asia from 19 April 1967 to 31 May 1971.
		During this period, the Number Two Squadron flew over 11,900 combat sorties in all areas of the Republic of Vietnam in support of the airwar conducted by the United States Air Force.
		Although its aircrews were exposed to intense ground fire, surface-to-air missile barrages, adverse weather, and hazardous terrain, the Number Two Squadron maintained a superior combat record and conducted its operations in a manner that contributed significantly to the mission of the Free World Military Forces in Southeast Asia.
	www.vvaa.org.au /2sqn1.htm (163 words)

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