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Air Force Air and Space Campaign Medal
The Air and Space Campaign Medal was created by the Secretary of the Air Force in April of 2002. These US military medals are bestowed upon members of the US Air Force who supported a significant US military operation designated by the Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, after March of 1999. These military ribbons and medals are awarded for direct support of a military operation for a t least 30 consecutive days or 60 non-consecutive days. The duties these medals of America reward include sortie generation, intelligence, surveillance, targeting, computer network attack operations, and entirely new and future missions. Squadron Commanders must determine the functions that meet the intent of these military awards.The Air and Space Campaign Medal is only authorized to Air Force personnel and is prohibited for issuance if another campaign or service medal has already been received for the operation in question. Additional awards of the Air and Space Campaign Medal are denoted by Service Stars. The Air and Space Campaign Medal is worn immediately after the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal and before the Air Force Overseas Service, Short Tour ribbon in the general order of precedence established for the display of all military ribbons and medals. These awards can be worn as traditional full size military medals, mini medals, military ribbons and lapel pins. Like most military awards, it is available as traditional slide-on military medals, mini medals and ribbons, or the newer thin mini-medals, and mounted military ribbons that have become so very popular among up and coming military personnel who know how important it is to their career advancement to always maximize the neatness and smartness of their uniform appearance.
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