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	Coast Guard Unit Commendation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Coast Guard Unit Commendation is the highest peacetime unit award which may be awarded to military commands of the United States Coast Guard.
		Prior to 2003, the Coast Guard Unit Commendation was subordinate to the Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award.
		With the transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, the Coast Guard Unit Commendation is now the senior peacetime award, ranking under the Joint Meritorious Unit Award and, in times of war, the Presidential Unit Citation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coast_Guard_Unit_Commendation (213 words)

	Meritorious Unit Commendation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Meritorious Unit Commendation is a mid-level unit award of the United States military which is awarded to any military command which displays exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service, heroic deeds, or valorous actions.
		The United States Army version is typically referred to as the "Meritorious Unit Commendation" while the other military branches use the service name as a prefix (for example Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation).
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Meritorious_Unit_Citation (434 words)

	Navy Unit Commendation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Navy Unit Commendation of the United States Navy is an award that was established by order of the Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal on 18 December 1944.
		This commendation is awarded by the Secretary to any ship, aircraft, detachment, or other unit of the United States Navy or Marine Corps which has since 6 December 1941 distinguished itself in action against the enemy with outstanding heroism not sufficient to justify award of the Presidential Unit Citation.
		The Coast Guard equivalent is the Coast Guard Unit Commendation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Navy_Unit_Commendation (174 words)

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	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/guard.html (984 words)

	Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation is a commemorative decoration of the United States Coast Guard which was awarded to all active, reserve, auxiliary, and civilian personnel of the Coast Guard for service between the dates of June 4, 1989 and August 4, 1990.
		The decoration was issued as a one-time award only and commemorates the founding of the U.S. Coast Guard in 1790, then known as the Revenue Cutter Service.
		The Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation was discontinued for issuance in September 1991, but Coast Guard regulations permit the continued wearing of the decoration on Coast Guard uniforms.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coast_Guard_Bicentennial_Unit_Commendation (153 words)

	SAPELO's Unit Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Coast Guard Unit Commendation (2 Awards): Awarded for valorous or extremely meritorious service to a unit by the Commandant of the Coast Guard or Area Commander.
		Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation (3 Awards): Awarded for valorous or meritorious service to a unit by the Commandant of the Coast Guard, Area Commander, or District Commander.
		Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation: Awarded to the entire Coast Guard in 1990 by the Secretary of Transportation for meritorious service throughout 1989 and 1990.
	www.uscg.mil /d7/units/grukeywest/Sapelo/awards.htm (335 words)

	Aux-Performance-Awards
		The Auxiliary Commendation Medal (ACM) is given to Auxiliarists in recognition of outstanding assistance that furthers any of the Auxiliary’s authorized activities, except operations (since the Medal of Operational Merit is for operations).
		The Auxiliary Commendation Medal may be awarded by any Coast Guard Commanding officer (06 or above) of an operational unit or serving as DVC or higher at a district office, MLC, HQ, or serving as a Director.
		Specific Auxiliary units awarded the CG Unit Commendation are authorized to fly the award pennant for three years after the award and on occasions of dress or full dress thereafter.
	www.dirauxwest.org /auxannservawards.htm (2572 words)

	Coast Guard Unit Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation was established on January 2, 1990, by Commandant of the Coast Guard
		The Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation was in effect from June 4, 1989 to August 4, 1990.
		The Bicentennial Unit Commendation was awarded by the Commandant to all Coast Guard members (including selected Reservists, civilians, and auxiliarists) who serving satisfactorily during any period from June 4, 1989 to August 4, 1990.
	www.foxfall.com /fra-cgur-buc.htm (138 words)

	Commendation
		Commendation Medal The Commendation Medal is a mid-level award of the United States military which is awarded for sustai...
		Meritorious Unit Commendation The Meritorious Unit Commendation is a mid-level unit award of the United States military...
		Navy Unit Commendation The Navy Unit Commendation of the Presidential Unit Citation.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/commendation.html (127 words)

	Army Meritorious Unit Commendation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Criteria: The Meritorious Unit Commendation is awarded to units for exceptionally meritorious conduct in performance of outstanding services for at least six continuous months during the period of military operations against an armed enemy occurring on or after 1 January 1944.
		Effective 1 March 1961, the Meritorious Unit Commendation was authorized for units and/or detachments of the Armed Forces of the United States for exceptionally meritorious conduct in performance of outstanding services for at least six continuous months in support of military operations.
		AR 260-15, dated 16 May 1947, announced the Meritorious Unit Commendation, provided for wearing of the Meritorious Unit Commendation emblem, and provided for the display of the Meritorious Unit Commendation streamer, which was scarlet with the name of the applicable theater of operations in white letters.
	www.gruntsmilitary.com /muc.shtml (735 words)

	US ARMY UNIT DECORATION STREAMERS
		Generally, these streamers are made in the colors of the ribbon of the decoration and are inscribed with the action for which the unit was decorated or the theater of war in which meritorious service was rendered.
		For the US Presidential Unit Citation, the colors of the streamer are determined by the branch which sponsors the award for the Army unit concerned.
		Unit decoration streamers are authorized for guidons only when the decoration has been earned specifically by the company-sized unit concerned.
	tmg110.tripod.com /usarmyst1.htm (370 words)

	ipedia.com: Meritorious Unit Commendation Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Meritorious Unit Commendation is a mid-level unit award of the United States military which is awarded to any military command which displays exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance o...
		The Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation was established by order of the Secretary of the Navy on July 17, 1967.
		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.
	www.ipedia.com /meritorious_unit_commendation.html (435 words)

	Meritorious Unit Commendation Display Recognition
		The Meritorious Unit Commendation is awarded to units for exceptionally meritorious conduct in performance of outstanding services for at least six continuous months during a period of military operations against an armed enemy on or after January 1, 1944.
		Members of units that received the Plaque were entitled to wear on their right sleeve a two inch square of olive drab cloth on which appeared a golden yellow laurel wreath one and five-eighths inches in diameter.
		The Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation was established on November 13, 1973, by the Commandant of the Coast Guard, Admiral Chester R. Bender.
	www.amervets.com /replacement/muc.htm (1852 words)

	NOAA Awarded Coast Guard Unit Commendation for JFK Aircraft Search Efforts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		For its efforts during the multi-agency search for John F. Kennedy Jr.'s aircraft, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was one of several government agencies honored by the U.S. Coast Guard with a unified command award.
		The Coast Guard award noted the "demonstrated balance among operational issues, family needs and public information demands when the operation shifted from a search and rescue operation to a search and recovery operation.
		The professionalism, pride, and devotion to duty displayed by all responding units are in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Coast Guard," according to the commendation.
	www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov /releases99/july99/noaa99r828.html (268 words)

	Coast Guard Wives Website - www.coastguardwives.com - Always Ready, Always Supportive - Semper Paratus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation may be awarded by the Commandant (or designated subordinate awarding authorities) to any unit of the Coast Guard for valorous or meritorious achievement or service in support of Coast Guard operations not involving combat.
		The performance of duty must render the unit outstanding when compared to other units performing similar service but not of such a nature to merit award of the Coast Guard Unit Commendation.
		This award may be conferred by the Commandant upon units of other branches of the Armed Forces of the United States, provided they meet the standards established for Coast Guard units.
	www.coastguardwives.com /medals/descript/m137.html (307 words)

	Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation
		Awarded by the Commandant, to all Coast Guard members, including selected Reservists, civilians, and Auxiliarists, serving satisfactorily during any period from 4 June 1989 to 4 August 1990.
		The Bicentennial Unit Commendation may not be awarded to any individual whose entire service subsequent to 4 June 1989 is not honorable.
		People of other Services who were assigned to and served with the Coast Guard during this period are also eligible for this award.
	www.uscg.mil /hq/g-w/g-wp/g-wpm/coast_guard_bicentennial_unit_co.htm (86 words)

	USS Duluth Receives Coast Guard Commendation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The award, comparable to the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, is granted to a unit of the Coast Guard for valorous or meritorious achievement, or for service by another branch of the military in support of Coast Guard operations.
		The Deputy Commander for the Coast Guard’s Mobilization and Reserve Component in the Pacific, Rear Adm. Mary P. O’Donnell, presented Duluth’s commanding officer, Cmdr. Charles G. Emmert, with the green, blue and white pennant during the ceremony.
		The Coast Guardsmen provided security at the GOPLATS with the use of four 110-foot patrol boats, a 378-foot high-endurance cutter, a 225-foot buoy tender, two law enforcement detachments and a harbor defense command unit.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=12322 (770 words)

	Coast Guard Unit Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Coast Guard Unit Commendation was established on January 1, 1963, by the Commandant of the Coast Guard,
		The Coast Guard Unit Commendation may be awarded by the Commandant and designated subordinate awarding authorities to any unit which has distinguished itself by valorous or extremely meritorious service not involving combat (but in support of Coast Guard operations), which renders the unit outstanding compared to other units performing similar services.
		It may also be awarded to units of other branches of the Armed Forces of the United States, provided they meet the standards established for Coast Guard units.
	foxfall.com /fra-cgur-cguc.htm (176 words)

	Precision Medals - CG MUC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation was authorized by the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, November 13, 1973.
		It is awarded by the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, to any unit of the U.S. Coast Guard which has distinguished itself by either valorous or meritorious achievement or service in support of U.S. Coast Guard operations.
		The Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation may be awarded to other units of the Armed Forces provided such units meet the standards established by the U.S. Coast Guard.
	www.precisionmedals.com /awards/cgmuc.htm (143 words)

	WHEC 716 Dallas
		Dallas became the first Coast Guard cutter to enter the ports of Haifa, Isreal and Antalya, Turkey and executed training exercises with the Ukrainian Navy, Turkish Coast Guard, Geogian Navy, and the armed forces of Malta.
		A hotly contested topic in the United States, the legal disposition of the slaves was argued through the judicial system to the Supreme Court.
		Though the fate of this vessel is not actually known, she was transferred from the East Coast to the Great Lakes, and it is believed she was sold out of the service in 1821.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/dot/whec-716.htm (1955 words)

	Portsmouth Herald Local News: Coast Guard vet bids farewell
		He said he was looking forward to a new career, but would miss life in the Coast Guard, a duty that encompassed most of his adult life.
		Cutter read a special letter sent by the master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard, an honor Cutter said is above the norm.
		The letter reminded Potoczak that while he may be retiring, his service to the Coast Guard is forever.
	www.seacoastonline.com /2001news/7_8d.htm (821 words)

	USCG G-OCX Web Site - COAST GUARD UNIT COMMENDATION
		At the Saturday evening Commodore's Banquet [Editors Note: USCG Aux National Conference] Admiral Thomas H. Collins, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard awarded the Coast Guard Unit Commendation with "O" device.
		Since 11 September, Auxiliarists have proudly stood the watch side by side with Coast Guard active duty, reserve, and civilian shipmates onboard cutters as well as at stations, groups, air stations, and marine safety offices throughout America.
		The professionalism and devotion to duty of the 36,000 members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary are in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Coast Guard."
	www.cgaux.info /g_ocx/messages/unitcommendation.html (456 words)

	Fred's Place\|www.fredsplace.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		ISLE OF PALMS - Retired Coast Guard Capt. Julian James Shingler, 80, a retired attorney, died Tuesday in a Charleston hospital.
		He was a graduate of the Coast Guard Academy and Washington University Law School.
		He received the Coast Guard Commendation Medal, the Navy Unit Commendation Medal, the American Defense Service Medal and the Bronze Star.
	www.fredsplace.org /obit/shingler.shtml (140 words)

	Coast Guard Unit Commendation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Authorized by the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, January 1, 1963.
		The Coast Guard Unit Commendation may be awarded to other units of the Armed Forces provided such units meet the standards established by the U.S. Coast Guard.
		On January 2, 1990, the Commandant approved the awarding of unit commendations to civilian personnel when appropriate.
	www.gruntsmilitary.com /cgucom.shtml (146 words)

	Navy battle streamers
		In 1968 the Coast Guard authorized use of battle streamers.
		Today's battle streamers affixed to the military flags of the United States are colorful symbols and reminders of sacrifice, service and a proud heritage -- a tribute to the men and women of the armed forces, past and present, who have responded in America's times of need.
		Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit Commendation, Meritorious Unit Commendation
	www.history.navy.mil /faqs/faq45-1.htm (677 words)

	1990 Coast Guard Meritorius Unit Commendation VP-6 Unit Awards
		During this period; the men and women of Task Force TWELVE supported United States Coast Guard operations in the areas of drug interdiction, Long Range Intercept Guard, search and rescue, and medical evacuation.
		In addition to normal Navy responsibilities, resources from Task Force TWELVE participated in the interdiction of six major drug vessels, conducted 294 sorties in support of Coast Guard search and rescue missions, and participated in a myriad of drug interdiction operations under the direction of Commander, Joint Task Force FIVE.
		The superior knowledge, technical expertise, determination, and total devotion to duty of the personnel of Task Force TWELVE elements reflect great credit upon themselves and are in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard.
	www.patronsix.com /html/1990_muc_vp-6_unit_awards.html (235 words)

	DD 989 Deyo
		USS Deyo deployed again to the Persian Gulf in May 1983, and was awarded the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation.
		While deployed, she supported NATO Operation SHARP GUARD in the Adriatic Sea, denying entry of arms and fuel into the former Yugoslavian Republic of Serbia and earning the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation.
		The USS Deyo (DD 989), took part in the Fleet Battle Experiment Hotel (FBE-H) which was conducted by units of the 2nd Fleet and personnel of the Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC) from August 28 to September 12, 2000 off the Virginia Capes and in the Gulf of Mexico.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/dd-989.htm (1735 words)

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