Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard

Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard are military medals and ribbons of the United States Coast Guard which are currently issued under the authority of the Department of Homeland Security.

Prior to 2002, such awards were issued by the Secretary of Transportation and Coast Guard personnel were eligible to receive a variety of Department of Transportation (DOT) civilian decorations. Since transferring to the Department of Homeland Security, the issuance of DOT awards has been discontinued in the Coast Guard, although such awards may still be seen on active duty Coast Guard uniforms.

Coast Guard military awards are similar to U.S. Navy awards and Coast Guard personnel are eligible to receive all inter-service awards and decorations, authorized foreign awards and international decorations.

The current active awards and decorations of the U.S. Coast Guard are as follows:^[1]

Coast Guard Medals

Coast Guard Cross	Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal	Coast Guard Medal	Coast Guard Commendation Medal	Coast Guard Achievement Medal	Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal

Coast Guard Good Conduct Medals

Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal	Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal

Coast Guard Lifesaving Medals

Gold Lifesaving Medal	Silver Lifesaving Medal

Note: These are not classified as military decorations, but are awarded by the Commandant of the Coast Guard

Coast Guard Unit Awards

Coast Guard Presidential Unit Citation	Coast Guard Unit Commendation	Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation	Meritorious Team Commendation	Coast Guard "E" Ribbon

Coast Guard Ribbons

Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon	Coast Guard Combat Action Ribbon	Enlisted Person of the Year Ribbon	Special Operations Service Ribbon	Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbon

Restricted Duty Ribbon	Coast Guard Overseas Service Ribbon	Coast Guard Basic Training Honor Graduate Ribbon	Coast Guard Recruiting Service Ribbon

Coast Guard Marksmanship Awards/Medals

Coast Guard Distinguished Marksman Award/Badge	Coast Guard Distinguished Pistol Shot Award/Badge	Coast Guard Rifleman Excellence-In-Competition Award/Badge (Rifleman EIC Badges earned at national matches have the word "NATIONAL" etched at their base.)	Coast Guard Pistol Shot Excellence-In-Competition Award/Badge (Pistol Shot EIC Badges earned at national matches have the word "NATIONAL" etched at their base.)

President's Hundred Tab

Enlisted Only

Coast Guard Expert Rifleman Medal	Coast Guard Expert Pistol Shot Medal

Coast Guard Rifle Sharpshooter Ribbon	Coast Guard Pistol Sharpshooter Ribbon	Coast Guard Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon	Coast Guard Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon

Order of precedence

The following is the ribbon order of precedence authorized for wear by the U.S. Coast Guard. The list contains awards and decorations for the departments of Defense (including Army, Navy and Air Force), Homeland Security and Transportation:

Key:

Bold = denotes agency-level (DHS or DOT) award or U.S. Coast Guard award

Bold italic = denotes U.S. Coast Guard award is obsolete

Italic = denotes award is obsolete

Personal decorations

Medal of Honor	Coast Guard Cross	Navy Cross	Distinguished Service Cross	Air Force Cross	Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal
Transportation Distinguished Service Medal	Defense Distinguished Service Medal	Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal	Navy Distinguished Service Medal	Army Distinguished Service Medal	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star	DOT's Secretary Award for Outstanding Achievement	Defense Superior Service Medal	Guardian Medal	Legion of Merit	Distinguished Flying Cross
Coast Guard Medal	Navy and Marine Corps Medal	Soldier's Medal	Airman's Medal	Gold Lifesaving Medal	Bronze Star
Purple Heart	Defense Meritorious Service Medal	Meritorious Service Medal	Air Medal	Silver Lifesaving Medal	Aerial Achievement Medal
DOT's Secretary Award for Meritorious Achievement	Joint Service Commendation Medal	Coast Guard Commendation Medal	Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal	Army Commendation Medal	Air Force Commendation Medal
DOT's Secretary Award for Superior Achievement	Joint Service Achievement Medal	Transportation 9-11 Medal	Coast Guard Achievement Medal	Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal	Army Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal	Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon	Coast Guard Combat Action Ribbon	Navy Combat Action Ribbon (Navy/Marine Corps)

Unit decorations

	Coast Guard Presidential Unit Citation	Navy and Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation	Army and Air Force Presidential Unit Citation	Air Force Gallant Unit Citation	Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award	Coast Guard Unit Commendation	Navy Unit Commendation	Air Force Meritorious Unit Award	Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation	Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award	Air Force Organizational Excellence Award	Meritorious Team Commendation	Coast Guard "E" Ribbon	Navy "E" Ribbon	Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation

Conduct medals

Prisoner of War Medal	Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal	Navy Good Conduct Medal	Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal	Army Good Conduct Medal	Air Force Good Conduct Medal
	Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal	Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal	Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medal	Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal	Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal

U.S. service, campaign and training awards
Authorized non-U.S. service awards and foreign decorations
Marksmanship awards

References

↑ "Medals and Awards Manual- COMDTINST M1650.25D" (PDF). United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 11 March 2013.

Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard

Decorations	Coast Guard Cross Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal Coast Guard Medal Commendation Medal Achievement Medal Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon

Lifesaving Medals	Gold Lifesaving Medal Silver Lifesaving Medal

Unit Awards	Presidential Unit Citation Coast Guard Unit Commendation Meritorious Unit Commendation Meritorious Team Commendation Coast Guard E Ribbon

Conduct Medals	Good Conduct Medal Reserve Good Conduct Medal

Service Awards	Combat Action Ribbon Enlisted Person of the Year Ribbon Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal Special Operations Service Ribbon Sea Service Ribbon Restricted Duty Ribbon Overseas Service Ribbon Basic Training Honor Graduate Ribbon Recruiting Service Ribbon

Marksmanship	Distinguished Marksman Medal Distinguished Pistol Shot Medal Silver Excellence-in-Competition Rifle Medal Silver Pistol Excellence-in-Competition Medal Bronze Excellence-in-Competition Rifle Medal Bronze Pistol Excellence-in-Competition Medal Expert Rifle Medal Expert Pistol Medal Sharpshooter Rifle Ribbon Sharpshooter Pistol Ribbon Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon

United States Coast Guard

Portal:United States Coast Guard Category:United States Coast Guard

Leadership	Secretary of Homeland Security Commandant of the Coast Guard Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard

Organization	Missions Reserve Intelligence Investigative Service Legal Division Police Deployable Operations Group Areas Districts Sectors Stations Air Stations Radio stations Shipbuilding Yard National Ice Center Research & Development Center Coast Guard Auxiliary

Personnel and training	Personnel Officer ranks Enlisted rates Ratings Coast Guard Academy Training Center Cape May Training Center Petaluma Training Center Yorktown Maritime Law Enforcement Academy Joint Maritime Training Center Ancient Order of the Pterodactyl Chaplain of the Coast Guard

Uniforms and equipment	Uniforms Awards Badges Cutters List of cutters Ship commissioning Ship decommissioning Equipment

History and traditions	History Coast Guard Act Coast Guard City Life-Saving Service Revenue Cutter Service Lighthouse Service Steamboat Inspection Service Bureau of Navigation "Semper Paratus" Flag Ensign Racing Stripe United States Coast Guard Band United States Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard United States Coast Guard Pipe Band Fleet Week Coast Guard service numbers Coast Guardsman's Creed

Battles and operations	Quasi-War War of 1812 West Indies Anti-Piracy Operations Capture of the Bravo Ingham Incident Amistad Incident Great Lakes Patrol Mexican–American War American Civil War Battle of Fort Sumter Battle of Pig Point Battle of Galveston Harbor Battle of Portland Harbor Overland Relief Expedition Spanish–American War Battle of Manila Bay Battle of Cárdenas Ice Patrol World War I 1st Battle of the Atlantic Great Mississippi Flood Rum Patrol World War II 2nd Battle of the Atlantic Battle of Guam Operation Overlord Korean War Vietnam War Coast Guard Squadron One Operation Market Time Operation Sealords Action of 1 March 1968 Persian Gulf War War on Terrorism Afghanistan War Iraq War Operation Enduring Freedom HOA

United States Armed Forces

Book
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
- Vice 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	Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (Surgeon General) NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps (Director)

Reserve components	Reserves: A MC N AF CG National Guard: A AF Naval militias State defense forces

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

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

Structure

United States Code
- Title 10
- Title 14
- Title 32
- Title 50
The Pentagon
Installations
Units:
- A
- MC
- N
- AF
- CG
Logistics
Media

Operations and history

Personnel

Training	MEPS ASVAB Recruit training: A MC N AF CG Officer candidate school: A MC N AF Warrant: A MC Service academies: A (prep) N (prep) AF (prep) CG Merchant Marine PHS Junior/Reserve Officers' Training Corps: A: MJC/SMC MC/N AF Medical Other education

Uniforms	Uniforms: A MC N AF CG Awards & decorations: Inter-service A MC/N AF CG PHS NOAA 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 Chiefs of Chaplains: A MC N AF CG

Equipment

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 World War I active Aircraft designation Missiles Helicopter arms

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

Legend: A = Army; MC = Marine Corps; N = Navy; AF = Air Force; CG = Coast Guard; PHS = Public Health Service; NOAA = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; MSC = Military Sealift Command

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