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Air Force awards were first created with the founding of the United States Air Force in 1947. At that time, Air Force members were eligible to receive most U.S. Army Decorations and Air Force veterans of World War II were entitled to continue displaying World War II Campaign Medals . In 1962, following the Cuban Missile Crisis , the Air Force began a concentrated effort to create its own array of awards and Air Force members could no longer receive decorations of the United States Army as a matter of course. By the end of the Vietnam War , most of the modern day Air Force decorations had been established and Air Force members were also entitled to receive and wear all Inter-service Decorations . By the start of the 21st Century , the Air Force had created several new ribbons as well as an Air Force specific campaign medal known as the Air And Space Campaign Medal . Since then, members of other military branches have been known to comment upon the high amount of awards and decorations that the Air Force bestows and some Air Force awards (such as the Air Force Training Ribbon ) are not permitted for wear on United States Navy , Coast Guard , and Marine Corps uniforms due to the awards having no equivalent in the sea services. Air Force members are also eligible to receive Approved Foreign Awards and International Decoration s. The currently issued active Air Force decorations are as follows: AIR FORCE MERITORIOUS MEDALS AIR FORCE SERVICE MEDALS AIR FORCE GOOD CONDUCT MEDALS AIR FORCE UNIT AWARDS AIR FORCE SERVICE RIBBONS |
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