Awards and decorations of the United States military

Awards and decorations of the United States military are military decorations which recognize a service member's service and personal accomplishments while a member of the United States armed forces. Together with military badges, such awards are a means to outwardly display the highlights of a service member's career.

Active United States medals and ribbons

* Awards and decorations of the United States Air Force
* Awards and decorations of the United States Army
* Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard
* Inter-service decorations of the United States military
* Military awards of the United States Department of the Navy

To denote additional achievements or multiple awards of the same decoration, the United States military maintains a number of award devices which are pinned to service ribbons and medals.

National Guard and State Defense Forces decorations

* Awards and decorations of the National Guard
* Awards and decorations of the State Defense Forces

Unofficial and obsolete decorations

* Obsolete military awards of the United States
* United States service medals of the World Wars
* Unofficial decorations of the United States military

Foreign and international decorations

* Authorized foreign decorations of the United States military
* International military decorations

See also

* Civilian decorations of the United States
* Military decorations of the Cold War
* Awards and decorations of the Vietnam War
* Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union
* Unofficial combat badges of the United States Army
* List of military decorations
* State decoration
* List of prizes, medals, and awards

External links

* Army Medals and Ribbons
* The Institute of Heraldry, U.S. Army
* U.S. Navy Service and Campaign Medals
* Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia (in PDF format)
* Military Awards (U.S. Army) (in PDF format)
* The Army Insignia Homepage
* DoD 1348.33-M, "Manual of Military Decorations and Awards," 09/1996
* U.S. Navy order of precedence