United States military award devices

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search

United States military award devices are attachments which may be worn on various awards and decorations of the United States military. Such attachments denote special upgrades to include bravery in combat, participation in a particular operation or service in a geographical area, or multiple bestowals of the same award.

The following is a listing of U.S. military award devices:

Military of the United States

Portal (A · MC · N · AF · CG) · Category (A · MC · N · AF · CG · PHS · NOAA) · Navbox (A · MC · N · AF · CG)

Leadership

Commander-in-chief: President of the United States · Secretary of Defense · Deputy Secretary of Defense · Joint Chiefs of Staff (Chairman) · United States Congress: Committees on Armed Services: (Senate · House) · Active duty four-star officers · Highest ranking officers in history · National Security Act of 1947 · Goldwater–Nichols Act

Organization

Service Departments	Department of Defense (Secretary): Army (Secretary) · Navy (Secretary) · Air Force (Secretary) Department of Homeland Security (Secretary): Coast Guard

Branches	Army (Chief of Staff) · Marine Corps (Commandant) · Navy (Chief of Naval Operations) · Air Force (Chief of Staff) · Coast Guard (Commandant)

Other Uniformed Services	U.S. PHS Commissioned Corps (Surgeon General) · NOAA Commissioned Corps (Director)

Reserve Components	Reserves: (A · MC · N · AF · CG) · National Guard: (A · AF)

Civilian Auxiliaries	Military Auxiliary Radio System · Merchant Marine · Civil Air Patrol · Coast Guard Auxiliary

Unified Combatant Command	Northern · Central · European · Pacific · Southern · Africa · Joint Forces · Special Operations · Strategic · Transportation

Structure

United States Code (Title 10 · Title 14 · Title 32) · The Pentagon · Bases · Budget · Units: (A · MC · N · AF · CG) · Logistics · Media

Operations & History

Current Deployments · Conflicts · Wars · Timeline · History: (A · MC · N · AF · CG) · Colonial · WWII · Civil affairs · African Americans · Asian Americans · Historiography: (A: 1/2 · MC · N · AF) · Art: (A · AF)

Personnel

Training	MEPS · ASVAB · Recruit training: (A · MC · N · AF · CG) · Officer Candidate School: (A · MC · N · AF) · Service Academies: (A (prep) · N (prep) · AF (prep) · CG · Merchant Marine · PHS) · Junior/Reserve Officers' Training Corps: (A · MC/N · AF) · Other Education

Uniforms	Uniforms: (A · MC · N · AF · CG) · Awards & Decorations: (Inter-service · A · MC/N · AF · CG · Foreign · International · Devices) · Badges: (Identification · A · MC · N · AF · CG)

Ranks	Enlisted: (A · MC · N · AF · CG) · Warrant Officers · Officer: (A · MC · N · AF · CG · PHS · NOAA)

Other	Oath: (Enlistment · Office) · Creeds & Codes: (Code of Conduct · NCO · A · MC · N · AF · CG) · Service Numbers: (A · MC · N · AF · CG) · Military Occupational Specialty/Rating/Air Force Specialty Code · Pay · Uniform Code of Military Justice · Judge Advocate General's Corps · Military Health System/TRICARE · Separation · Veterans Affairs · Conscription

Equipment

A · MC: (vehicles · weapons · other) · N · AF · CG

Land	Individual Weapons · Crew-Served Weapons · Vehicles (active)

Sea	All watercraft · Ships: (A · N (active) · AF · CG · MSC · NOAA) · Weapons: (N · CG) · Aircraft: (N · CG · NOAA) · Reactors

Air	Aircraft (WWI · active) · Aircraft Designation · Missiles · Helicopter Arms

Other	Electronics (designations) · Flags: (A · MC · N · AF · CG · Ensign · Jack · Guidons) · Food · WMDs: (Nuclear · Biological · Chemical)