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Military Awards of the United States Department of the Navy Information

Military awards of the United States Department of the Navy are those military decorations which are presented to members of the United States Navy and U.S. Marine Corps under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy.

Such awards may also be issued to members of other military services, provided such service members are performing duty under a Navy or Marine Corps command. Likewise, a Navy or Marine Corps service member may receive medals and decorations of another military branch, if cross assigned to a command of the respective service. All Navy and Marine Corps members are eligible to receive inter-service decorations as well as approved foreign awards and international decorations.

The following military awards are presently issued under the authority of the Department of the Navy:

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Navy and Marine Corps medals

Navy Cross Navy Distinguished Service Medal Navy and Marine Corps Medal Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal

Expeditionary Medals

Navy Expeditionary Medal* Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal**

Good Conduct Medals

Navy Good Conduct Medal* Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal** Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal* Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medal**

Navy and Marine Corps unit awards

Navy and Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation Navy Unit Commendation Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Navy "E" Ribbon

Navy and Marine Corps ribbons

Combat Action Ribbon Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon Sea Service Deployment Ribbon Navy Arctic Service Ribbon
Navy Recruiting Service Ribbon* Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon** Navy Recruit Training Service Ribbon* Marine Corps Drill Instructor Ribbon**
Marine Corps Security Guard Ribbon** Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon* Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon* Navy Ceremonial Guard Ribbon *
Naval Reserve Sea Service Ribbon

Marksmanship Medals

Navy Expert Rifleman Medal* Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal*

Notes

See also

· · Military awards of the United States Department of the Navy
Meritorious medals Navy Cross · Navy Distinguished Service · Navy and Marine Corps Medal · Navy and Marine Corps Commendation · Navy and Marine Corps Achievement
Expeditionary medals Navy Expeditionary · Marine Corps Expeditionary
Good Conduct medals Navy Good Conduct · Marine Corps Good Conduct · Naval Reserve Meritorious Service · Selected Marine Corps Reserve
Unit awards Presidential Unit Citation · Navy Unit Commendation · Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation · Navy E Ribbon
Ribbons Combat Action · Overseas Service · Sea Service · Arctic Service · Navy Recruiting Service · Marine Corps Recruiting Service · Navy Recruit Training Service · Marine Corps Drill Instructor · Marine Corps Security Guard · Navy Ceremonial Guard · Naval Reserve Sea Service
Marksmanship Navy Expert Rifleman Medal · Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon · Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon
· · United States Navy
Portal: United States Navy · Category:United States Navy
Leadership Secretary of the Navy · Under Secretary of the Navy · Chief of Naval Operations · Vice Chief of Naval Operations · Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy · 4-star admirals · House Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces · Senate Subcommittee on Seapower
Organization Navy · Navy Reserve · Fleet Marine Force · Expeditionary Combat Command · Merchant Marine
Major commands Fleet Forces Command · Naval Forces Europe · Pacific Fleet · Naval Forces Central Command · Naval Forces Southern Command · Military Sealift Command · Naval Special Warfare Command
Numbered fleets Second Fleet · Third Fleet · Fourth Fleet · Fifth Fleet · Sixth Fleet · Seventh Fleet · Tenth Fleet
Structure The Pentagon · Units · Aircraft wings · Aircraft squadrons · Installations · Naval Observatory
Ships

A–B · C · D–F · G–H · I–K · L · M · N–O · P · Q–R · S · T–V · W–Z

Aircraft carriers · Airships · Amphibious warfare ships · Auxiliaries · Battleships · Cruisers · Destroyers · Destroyer escorts · Escort carriers · Frigates · Mine warfare vessels · Monitors · Patrol vessels · Sailing frigates · Steam frigates · Steam gunboats · Ships of the line · Sloops of war · Submarines · Torpedo boats
Personnel and training People · Officers: Officer insignia / Designators · Enlisted: Enlisted insignia / Ratings / Classification Personnel: Chaplain Corps (Chief of Chaplains) · United States Navy EOD · Medical Corps · Dental Corps · Nurse Corps · Medical Service Corps · Supply Corps · Civil Engineer Corps · JAG Corps (JAG) · NCIS · Hospital Corpsman · Naval Aviator · SEALs · Seabees · SWCCs · Hispanic sailors Training: Recruit training · United States Naval Academy · Officer Candidate School · STA-21 · NROTC · BESS · BFTT · CNATT · COMPTUEX · NAWCTSD · Naval Chaplaincy School · Naval Hospital Corps School · Naval Justice School · Naval Postgraduate School · Navy School of Music · Navy Senior Enlisted Academy · Navy Supply Corps School · Naval War College · Nuclear Power School · JMTC · TOPGUN · USNTPS · Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Equipment Uniforms · Awards · Badges · Current fleet · Reserve fleet · Aircraft · Weapons · Naval reactors
History and traditions History · "Anchors Aweigh" · Blue Angels · Continental Navy · Ensign · Fleet bands · Fleet Week · Jack · Line-crossing ceremony · National Museum · Navy Band · Navy Flag · Navy Hymn · Navy Memorial · Navy service numbers · Sailor's Creed · Ship commissioning · Ship decommissioning · USS Constitution · Wetting-down
· · United States Marine Corps
Portal:United States Marine Corps · Category:United States Marine Corps
Leadership

Secretary of the Navy · Under Secretary of the Navy · Commandant of the Marine Corps · Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps · Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps · Four-star generals · United States Congress (House Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces · Senate Subcommittee on Seapower)
Major commands

Organization of the Marine Corps · Headquarters Marine Corps · Marine Forces Command (II Marine Expeditionary Force) · Marine Forces Pacific (I Marine Expeditionary Force · III Marine Expeditionary Force) · Marine Forces Reserve · Fleet Marine Force (Atlantic · Pacific)
Structure

Marine Air-Ground Task Force · Bases · Battalions · Marine aviation · Marine Expeditionary Unit · MARSOC · Recon (Force · Division)
Personnel and training

Personnel: Rank insignia · MOS · Notable Marines · Historical Marines · Criminal Investigation Division · Judge Advocate Division · Chaplain of the Marine Corps · Hispanic Marines · Associated organizations Training: Recruit Training · School of Infantry · Officer Candidates School · The Basic School · Martial Arts Program
Uniforms and equipment

Uniforms · Awards · Badges · Weapons · Vehicles and aircraft · Individual equipment
History and traditions

History · Culture · Acronyms and terms · Birthday Ball · Eagle, Globe, and Anchor · Marine Band · Drum and Bugle Corps · Service Numbers · Marine Corps War Memorial · Flag · Marine One · Marines' Hymn · National Museum · Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima · Rifleman's Creed · Semper Fidelis · Silent Drill Platoon · Toys for Tots
· · United States Armed Forces

Book · Portal (A · MC · N · AF · CG) · Category (A · MC · N · AF · CG · PHS · NOAA) · ( · · )
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 · Installations (A · MC · N · AF · CG) · 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 · Jewish Americans · Historiography: (A: 1/2 · MC · N · AF) · Art: (A · AF)
Personnel
Training

MEPS · ASVAB · Recruit training: (A · MC · N · AF · CG) · Warrant Officer Candidate School: (A) · 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 · Chiefs of Chaplains: (A · MC · N · AF · CG)
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)
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

Categories: Awards and decorations of the United States Navy | Awards and decorations of the United States Marine Corps | United States Navy lists

 

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