Air and Space Campaign Military Medal & Military Ribbon

This medal, authorized by the secretary of the Air Force on April 24,
2002, may be awarded to members of the United States Air Force who, after March 24, 1999, participated in or directly supported a significant U.S. military operation designated by the chief of staff of the Air Force. The Air and Space Campaign Medal is awarded only to personnel who provided direct support of combat operations from outside a geographic area determined by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Servicemembers must be assigned or attached to a unit engaged in the operation. Personnel must be engaged in direct support for at least 30 consecutive days or for 60 nonconsecutive days. For the Air and Space Campaign Medal, direct support is defined as: 1) deploying in support
of an operation, or 2) if at home station, performing functions or missions that historically were deployed forward, or entirely new and future missions, which due to technological advances, are no longer constrained by geographic location. This includes, but is not limited to, sortie generation, intelligence, surveillance, targeting, computer network attack operations, etc.

No individual shall be eligible for both the Air and Space Campaign
Medal (ASCM) and a DoD campaign/service medal awarded during a single tour in the designated operation. Participants are limited to only
one Air and Space Campaign Medal (ASCM) for assignment to a designated operation. A second award of the Air and Space Campaign Medal (ASCM) is only authorized to individuals for nonconsecutive
and nonconcurrent assignments to separate operations, provided the participants meet the criteria for each. For each succeeding operation
that justifies award of the Air and Space Campaign Medal (ASCM), a service star is worn on the ribbon/medal. Multiple award of the Air and Space Campaign Medal (ASCM) for assignments or rotations to the
same operation is not authorized.

The chief of staff of the Air Force designates the military operations
that qualify for the Air and Space Campaign Medal (ASCM). The commander, Air Force Forces, will designate those organizations that provided direct qualifying support.

For more information, personnel should contact their local military personnel flight awards and decorations section.

Authorized devices: Bronze Star, Silver Star