Service: All Services Instituted: Yugoslavia: 1 July 1992 Kosovo: 7 June 2000 Criteria: Service under NATO command and in direct support of NATO operations for (a) 30 days service in or 90 days outside the former Republic of Yugoslavia and the Adriatic Sea or (b) 30 continuous/accumulated days on land, at sea or in the […]
Navy Expert Rifle Medal
Service: Navy Instituted: 1920 Criteria: Attainment of the minimum qualifying score for the expert level during prescribed shooting exercises. Devices: None on medal (but see: Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon) The Navy Expert Rifleman Medal was designed by the U.S. Mint and is awarded to members of the U.S. Navy and Naval Reserve who qualify as […]
Civilian Wear Quick Guide – Medals & Ribbon Racks on Non Uniform Articles
Although medal displaying was encouraged in Great Britain and other allied countries after WWII, the U.S. did not develop the tradition early on. As medals have become more available and the services have improved on issuing and presenting them, Americans are starting up their own tradition of displaying their awards after service whether that is at […]
New U.N. Mission and Ribbon
Word has been received from on high about a new U.N. Mission and Military Ribbon. This one will drive any red-blooded football fan nuts as it is named: “UNMISS”, but is not related to the University of Mississippi in any way. It is, rather, the “United Nations Mission in South Sudan” and the ribbon is […]
USMC Security Guard Ribbon
Service: Marine Corps Instituted: 1997 (retroactive to 1949) Criteria: Successful completion of 24 months of cumulative security guard duty service at a foreign service establishment. Devices: Bronze, Silver Star Marine Corps Security Guard Ribbon – History and Overview The Marine Security Guard Ribbon was established in 1997 and made retroactive to January 28, 1949, the […]
