Air and Space Campaign Medal

Air and Space Campaign Medal
TypeService Medal
Awarded forParticipating in or directly supporting a significant U.S. military operation designated by the Air Force chief of staff.
Presented bythe Department of the Air Force[1]
EligibilityU.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force personnel
StatusCurrently awarded
Established24 April 2002
Air and Space Campaign Medal ribbon
Precedence
Next (higher)Remote Combat Effects Campaign Medal[2]
Next (lower)Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal[3]

The Air and Space Campaign Medal (ASCM) is an award of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force which was first created on April 24, 2002 by order of Secretary of the Air Force James G. Roche. The ASCM may be awarded to members of the USAF and USSF who, after March 24, 1999, supported a significant U.S. military operation designated by the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force as qualifying for the ASCM at home station or from outside the geographic area of combat.[4] The Remote Combat Effects Campaign Medal (RCECM) is a similar medal established on 22 May 2019 for Air Force personnel who directly participated in a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) combat operation from a remote location.

  1. ^ "Production publication" (PDF). static.e-publishing.af.mil. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  2. ^ "Decorations and Ribbons".
  3. ^ "MEMORANDUM FOR AF/A1 SUBJECT: Establishment of a Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal" (PDF). United States Air Force. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Air and Space Campaign Medal". Air Force Personnel Center > Library > Factsheets. US Air Force Personnel Center. 3 August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.