| Meritorious Unit Award | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Air_Force_Meritorious_Unit_ribbon.svg) Meritorious Unit Award ribbon | |
| Type | Unit award |
| Awarded for | Exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding achievement or service in direct support of combat operations for at least 90 continuous days during the period of military operations against an armed enemy of the United States on or after 11 September 2001. |
| Presented by | the Department of the Air Force[1] |
| Eligibility | Air Force and Space Force squadrons, groups, wings, and deltas |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| First awarded | 2004 |
| Last awarded | On going |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:AF_MUA_Streamer.JPG){kind=small} MUA Streamer | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Army: Valorous Unit Award Naval Service: Navy Unit Commendation Air and Space Forces: Gallant Unit Citation[2] Coast Guard: Coast Guard Unit Commendation |
| Equivalent | Army, Naval Service, and Coast Guard: Meritorious Unit Commendation, Meritorious Team Commendation |
| Next (lower) | Army: Superior Unit Award Naval Service: Navy "E" Ribbon Air and Space Forces: Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award[2] Coast Guard "E" Ribbon |
The Meritorious Unit Award or MUA is a mid level unit award of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force. Established in 2004, the award recognizes those units who demonstrate exceptionally meritorious conduct in direct support of combat operations. Eligible service is retroactive to 11 September 2001.
- ^ "Production publication" (PDF). static.e-publishing.af.mil. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ a b "Air Force Awards and Decorations". Air Force Personnel Center. Retrieved 17 November 2016.