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| Air and Space Training Ribbon | |
|---|---|
 Air and Space Training Ribbon | |
| Type | Ribbon |
| Presented by | the Department of the Air Force[1] |
| Eligibility | Completion of initial accession training |
| Status | Current |
| Established | 12 October 1980 |
| First awarded | Retroactive to 14 August 1974 |
 Ribbon as worn by prior enlisted personnel who complete officer accession training. | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon[2] |
| Equivalent | Army Service Ribbon |
The Air and Space Training Ribbon (ASTR) is the lowest military award of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force, ranking only above foreign military awards.
The Air and Space Training Ribbon was authorized as the Air Force Training Ribbon by the Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force on 12 October 1980. It is awarded to U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force service members on completion of initial accession training after 14 August 1974. Initial accession training in USAF is defined as Basic Military Training (BMT) for enlisted personnel, Basic Cadet Training (BCT) at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), or commissioning through Air Force ROTC (AFROTC), Officer Training School (OTS) or other specialized USAF officer accession programs.[3]
In December 1986, the criteria expanded and authorized the ribbon to anyone who was on active duty in December 1986, regardless of when they completed initial accession training. The ribbon was designed by the Institute of Heraldry. The ribbon has a wide center stripe of red, flanked on either side by a wide stripe of dark blue and a narrow yellow stripe edged by a narrow dark blue stripe.
On 16 November 2020, the Air Force Training Ribbon was renamed to the Air and Space Training Ribbon by the Secretary of the Air Force.[2]
- ^ "Military Decorations and Awards Program" (PDF). Department of the Air Force e-Publishing. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Military Awards: Criteria and Procedures" (PDF). Department of the Air Force e-Publishing. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Air Force Training Ribbon Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine