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English: This regulation provides Department of the Army policy, criteria, and administrative instructions concerning individual military decorations, Good Conduct Medal, service medals and ribbons, combat and special skill badges and tabs, unit decorations, and trophies, and similar devices awarded in recognition of accomplishments.
However, Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) only authorizes up to three awards of the CIB. There are four periods for which an award of the badge can be made: World War II (7 December 1941 to 3 September 1945) Korean War (27 June 1950 to 27 July 1953) Vietnam War and other Cold War era actions (2 March 1961 to 10 March 1995)
The Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC; pronounced muck) is a mid-level unit award of the United States Armed Forces.The U.S. Army awards units the Army MUC for exceptionally meritorious conduct in performance of outstanding achievement or service in combat or non-combat, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps award units the Navy MUC for valorous or meritorious achievement or service in combat ...
A similar badge exists for medical personnel, known as the Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB). [2] In 2017, talks about a similar badge were being discussed for soldiers without the occupation of infantry, medical, or special forces were put on the table and in 2019 the army established the Expert Soldier Badge for soldiers who do not qualify ...
[2] Civilians serving in an Army unit when the unit is decorated with the Army Superior Unit Award may wear a lapel pin version of that award permanently. Civilians serving in a unit that has been decorated before their tenure are authorized to wear the lapel pin during their employment with the decorated unit. [3]
General Paul E. Funk II wearing the Army Superior Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters signifying three awards of the ASUA. As part of the Army Cohesion and Stability Study (ARCOST) of 1980, a proposal to adopt the Army Superior Unit Award was forwarded to Major Army Commands (MACOMs) for comment on 18 March 1981.
The Combat Action Badge (CAB) is a United States military award given to soldiers of the U.S. Army of any rank and who are not members of an infantry, special forces, or medical MOS, for being "present and actively engaging or being engaged by the enemy and performing satisfactorily in accordance with prescribed rules of engagement" at any point in time after 18 September 2001.
[2] Original sketch for the U.S. Army Parachutist Badge, by William P. Yarborough (Patent #134963) [3] The original Army Parachutist Badge was designed in 1941 by Captain (later Lieutenant General) William P. Yarborough and approved by the Department of War in March of that year. The Parachutist Badge replaced the "Parachutist Patch" which had ...