Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award | |
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Organizational Excellence Award ribbon Ribbon with "V" Device (discontinued January 1, 2014) | |
Type | Military ribbon |
Presented by | the Department of the Air Force[1] |
Eligibility | unique, unnumbered organizations or activities that perform functions normally performed by numbered air wings, groups, squadrons, etc. |
Status | Current |
Established | 26 August 1969[2] |
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award Streamer Air Force Organizational Excellence Award Streamer for valor (discontinued January 1, 2014) | |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Army: Superior Unit Award Naval Service: Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Air and Space Forces: Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award Coast Guard: Meritorious Team Commendation |
Equivalent | Naval Service: Navy "E" Ribbon Coast Guard: Coast Guard "E" Ribbon |
Next (lower) | Prisoner of War Medal |
The Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award (ASOEA) is a unit award of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force created by the Secretary of the Air Force on 26 August 1969 as the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. The award is presented to Air Force and Space Force internal organizations that are entities within larger organizations. Examples of eligible organizations are MAJCOM headquarters, Field Operating Agencies, Direct Reporting Units, and other unique unnumbered organizations.[3]
On 16 November 2020, the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award was renamed to the Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award by the Secretary of the Air Force.[4]