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- The Air Medal is a military decoration of the United States which was established by Executive Order 9158, signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, on 11 May 1942. The Air Medal was awarded retroactive to 8 September 1939. The Air Medal is awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the Armed Forces of the United States, shall have distinguished himself/herself by meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight. Awards may be made to recognize single acts of merit or heroism, or for meritorious service. Award of the Air Medal is primarily intended to recognize those personnel who are on current crew member or non-crew member flying status which requires them to participate in aerial flight on a regular and frequent basis in the performance of their primary duties. However, it may also be awarded to certain other individuals whose combat duties require regular and frequent flying in other than a passenger status, or individuals who perform a particularly noteworthy act while performing the function of a crew member but who are not on flying status. These individuals must make a discernible contribution to the operational land combat mission or to the mission of the aircraft in flight. Examples of personnel whose combat duties require them to fly include those in the attack elements of units involved in air-land assaults against an armed enemy and those directly involved in airborne command and control of combat operations. Awards will not be made to individuals who use air transportation solely for the purpose of moving from point to point in a combat zone. Subsequent decorations of the Air Medal are denoted in the U.S. Army by award numerals displayed on the medal and ribbon. The Army originally used oak leaf clusters, however changed to numerals during the Vietnam War when the number of Air Medals awarded became too large to be annotated on a single ribbon. The Army and the Air Force also awards the Air Medal with a Valor device for acts of heroism. The Secretary of the Air Force approved the award of the "V" Device for valor to Air Medals awarded for heroism effective 21 Oct 2004. It applies to all Air Force members (Active Duty, ANG, AFRes), retirees and veterans, but this change is not retroactive to any earlier date; only decorations approved on or after 21 Oct 2004 are affected by this policy change. The Air Force does not utilize numerals on the Air Medal. Subsequent awards are annotated with the traditional oak leaf clusters. Enlisted members are also awarded three points toward promotion. The U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps have two types of Air Medals awards: "individual" for singular meritorious acts and "strike/flight" for participation in sustained aerial flight operations. Bronze Strike/Flight numerals denote "strike/flight" awards. As of September 27, 2006, gold award numerals are used to denote "individual" Air Medals. This is a return to the standard used before November 22, 1989. In the interval between November 22, 1989 and September 27, 2006, gold and silver award stars denoted subsequent "individual" Air Medals. Gold stars were used for the second through the fifth, seventh through tenth awards, and so on. Silver stars were used in lieu of five gold stars, and denote the sixth and eleventh (and so on) awards. For "individual" Air Medals, the valor device may be authorized. The United States Coast Guard issues the Air Medal with subsequent awards denoted by gold and silver stars. There are no additional devices authorized on the Coast Guard Air Medal. Description: A Bronze compass rose 1 11/16 inches circumscribing diameter and charged with an eagle volant carrying two lightning flashes in its talons. A fleur-de-lis at the top point holds the suspension ring. The points of the compass rose on the reverse are modeled with the central portion plain for engraving the name of the recipient. Ribbon: The ribbon is 1 3/8 inches wide and consists of the following stripes: 1/8 inch Ultramarine Blue 67118; ¼ inch Golden Orange 67109; center 5/8 inch Ultramarine Blue; ¼ inch Golden Orange; and 1/8 inch Ultramarine Blue. Components: The following are authorized components of the Air Medal and the applicable specifications for each: a. Decoration (regular size): MIL-D-3943/23. NSN for decoration set is 8455-00-269-5747. For replacement medal NSN 8455-00-246-3837. b. Decoration (miniature size): MIL-D-3943/23. NSN 8455-00-996-5002. c. Ribbon: MIL-R-11589/7. NSN 8455-00-252-9963. d. Lapel Button: MIL-L-11484/17. NSN 8455-00-257-4308. Designer: Walker Hancock. Hancock had competed for the medal design as a civilian, but prior to the award of the competition had been inducted into the army.
- La Medalla de l'Aire és una condecoració de les Forces Armades dels Estats Units d'Amèrica, creada l'11 de maig de 1942 per Franklin Roosevelt i atorgada a qualsevol membre de les Forces Armades que, posteriorment al 8 de setembre de 1939, s'hagi distingit pel resultat meritori mentre que participava en un vol. També es atorgada per reconèixer actes d'heroisme o serveis meritoris, o per la distinció en els deures amb vols freqüents i regulars. Pot ser atorgat per accions de combat com no, i reconeix el actes d'heroisme o mèrit en les activitats contra l'enemic. Entre els exemples del personal els deures de combat dels quals requereixen volar s'inclouen aquelles unitats que participin en assalts aire-terra contra un enemic armat i aquells directament involucrats en el comandament aerotransportat i del control de les operacions de combat (no s'inclouen aquells que fan servir l'avió només pel propòsit de ser transportats d'un punt a l'altre en una zona de combat). Mentre que a l'Exèrcit les posteriors condecoracions s'indiquen mitjançant un numeral, la USAF encara manté les tradicionals fulles de roure. El 21 d'octubre del 2004 s'aprovà la concessió de la insígnia "V" per les concessions al valor, tot i que aquesta concessió no es va fer de manera retroactiva.
- La Air Medal (Médaille de l'air) est une distinction militaire américaine mise en place par Franklin Delano Roosevelt en 1942 et rétroactive jusqu'en 1939. Elle est attribué à toute personne qui, servant dans les Forces armées américaines, s'est distingué lors d'un vol.
- Воздушная медаль была учреждена 11 мая 1942 г. Медаль вручается лицам, отличившимся на службе в авиационных частях или при выполнении задач совместно с авиацией.
- Меда́ль Військово-повітряних сил (США) — військова винагорода США.
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- The Air Medal is a military decoration of the United States which was established by Executive Order 9158, signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, on 11 May 1942. The Air Medal was awarded retroactive to 8 September 1939. The Air Medal is awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the Armed Forces of the United States, shall have distinguished himself/herself by meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight.
- La Medalla de l'Aire és una condecoració de les Forces Armades dels Estats Units d'Amèrica, creada l'11 de maig de 1942 per Franklin Roosevelt i atorgada a qualsevol membre de les Forces Armades que, posteriorment al 8 de setembre de 1939, s'hagi distingit pel resultat meritori mentre que participava en un vol. També es atorgada per reconèixer actes d'heroisme o serveis meritoris, o per la distinció en els deures amb vols freqüents i regulars.
- La Air Medal (Médaille de l'air) est une distinction militaire américaine mise en place par Franklin Delano Roosevelt en 1942 et rétroactive jusqu'en 1939. Elle est attribué à toute personne qui, servant dans les Forces armées américaines, s'est distingué lors d'un vol.
- Воздушная медаль была учреждена 11 мая 1942 г. Медаль вручается лицам, отличившимся на службе в авиационных частях или при выполнении задач совместно с авиацией.
- Меда́ль Військово-повітряних сил (США) — військова винагорода США.
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