Year Authorized:
2020
General Description:
Authorized by the Secretary of the Air Force.
Ribbon has a light, off-blue thick center stripe bookended by thin white strips. The tips are of a darker blue (thick stripes).
Award Criteria (as detailed by various official sources):
The medal is awarded to Air Force military members who, on or after Sept. 11, 2001, distinguished themselves by direct participation in a DOD combat operation, under the following conditions:
Was assigned or attached to a unit directly supporting a DOD combat operation as approved by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, was serving in a remotely piloted aircraft; cyber; space; or Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance career field, personally provided hands-on employment of a weapon system that had direct and immediate impact on a named combat operation (“hands-on” defined as employment of a weapons system, including remote employment, or other activities that had a direct, immediate and on-site effect on the outcome of an engagement or similar operation), and was not physically exposed to hostile actions or at risk of exposure to hostile action.
Airmen will wear the first Remote Combat Effects Campaign Medal awarded and will wear a bronze service star for any subsequent medal awarded to recognize each qualifying DOD combat operation in which the Airman participated for one or more days.
User Tags Detailing this Ribbon:
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