| Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon | |
|---|---|
 Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon | |
| Type | Ribbon |
| Presented by | the Department of the Air Force[1] |
| Status | Current |
| Established | 2003 |
 ribbon with frame | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Air and Space Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon[2] |
| Equivalent | Naval Service: Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon |
| Next (lower) | Air and Space Longevity Service Award[2] |
| Related | Navy Expeditionary Medal Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal |
The Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon (AFESR) is a military award of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force which was first created in June 2003 as the Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon. The ribbon is awarded to any member of the Air Force or Space Force who completes a standard contingency deployment. On 16 November 2020, the Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon was renamed to the Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon by the Secretary of the Air Force.[3]
The regulations of the Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon define a deployment as either forty-five consecutive days or ninety non-consecutive days in a deployed status. Temporary duty orders also qualify towards the ninety-day time requirement. For deployments exceeding 45–90 days, a single Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon will be awarded for the entire time frame rather than issuing multiple awards for the same period of deployed service.
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- ^ a b "Awards and Decorations". Air Force Personnel Center Library. Air Force Personnel Center. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ Manual of Air Force Directive