Military awards of the United States Department of the Navy

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Military awards of the United States Department of the Navy are those military decorations which are presented to members of the United States Navy and U.S. Marine Corps under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy.

Such awards may also be issued to members of other military services, provided such service members are performing duty under a Navy or Marine Corps command. Likewise, a Navy or Marine Corps service member may receive medals and decorations of another military branch, if cross assigned to a command of the respective service. All Navy and Marine Corps members are eligible to receive inter-service decorations as well as approved foreign awards and international decorations.

The following military awards are presently issued under the authority of the Department of the Navy:

1 Navy and Marine Corps medals
2 Expeditionary Medals
3 Good Conduct Medals
4 Navy and Marine Corps unit awards
5 Navy and Marine Corps ribbons
6 Marksmanship Medals
7 Notes
8 See also

[edit] Navy and Marine Corps medals

Navy Cross	Navy Distinguished Service Medal	Navy and Marine Corps Medal	Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal	Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal

[edit] Expeditionary Medals

Navy Expeditionary Medal*	Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal**

[edit] Good Conduct Medals

Navy Good Conduct Medal*	Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal**	Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal*	Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medal**

[edit] Navy and Marine Corps unit awards

Navy and Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation	Navy Unit Commendation	Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation	Navy "E" Ribbon

[edit] Navy and Marine Corps ribbons

Combat Action Ribbon	Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon	Sea Service Deployment Ribbon	Arctic Service Ribbon

Navy Recruiting Service Ribbon*	Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon**	Navy Recruit Training Service Ribbon*	Marine Corps Drill Instructor Ribbon**

Marine Corps Security Guard Ribbon**	Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon*	Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon*	Navy Ceremonial Guard Ribbon *

Naval Reserve Sea Service Ribbon

[edit] Marksmanship Medals

Navy Expert Rifleman Medal*	Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal*

[edit] Notes

*- Awarded only to US Navy Personnel
**- Awarded only to US Marine Corps Personnel
No star indicates that the decoration is awarded to both services

[edit] See also

v • d • e Military awards of the United States Department of the Navy

Meritorious medals	Navy Cross · Navy Distinguished Service · Navy and Marine Corps Medal · Navy and Marine Corps Commendation · Navy and Marine Corps Achievement

Expeditionary medals	Navy Expeditionary · Marine Corps Expeditionary

Good Conduct medals	Navy Good Conduct · Marine Corps Good Conduct · Naval Reserve Meritorious Service · Selected Marine Corps Reserve

Unit awards	Presidential Unit Citation · Navy Unit Commendation · Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation · Navy E Ribbon

Ribbons	Combat Action · Overseas Service · Sea Service · Arctic Service · Navy Recruiting Service · Marine Corps Recruiting Service · Navy Recruit Training Service · Marine Corps Drill Instructor · Marine Corps Security Guard · Navy Ceremonial Guard · Naval Reserve Sea Service

Marksmanship	Navy Expert Rifleman Medal · Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon · Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon

United States Navy

Portal: United States Navy

Leadership

Secretary of the Navy · Chief of Naval Operations · Vice Chief of Naval Operations · Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy · Active duty Navy four-star admirals

Organization

Regular Navy · Navy Reserve · Fleet Marine Force · civilian auxiliaries: Merchant Marine · Maritime Service

Major Commands	Fleet Forces Command · Naval Forces Europe · Pacific Fleet · Naval Forces Central Command · Naval Forces Southern Command · Military Sealift Command · Naval Special Warfare Command

Numbered Fleets	Second Fleet · Third Fleet · Fourth Fleet · Fifth Fleet · Sixth Fleet · Seventh Fleet

Structure	The Pentagon · Units · Aircraft Wings · Aircraft Squadrons · Installations · Naval Observatory

Ships	A-B · C · D-F · G-H · I-K · L · M · N-O · P · Q-R · S · T-V · W-Z Aircraft carriers · Airships · Amphibious warfare ships · Auxiliaries · Battleships · Cruisers · Destroyers · Destroyer escorts · Escort carriers · Frigates · Mine warfare vessels · Monitors · Patrol vessels · Sailing frigates · Steam frigates · Steam gunboats · Ships of the line · Sloops of war · Submarines · Torpedo boats

Personnel & Training

People · Officers: Officer Insignia / Designators · Enlisted: Enlisted Insignia / Ratings / Classification
Personnel: Chaplain Corps · Medical Corps · Dental Corps · Nurse Corps · Supply Corps · Civil Engineer Corps · JAG Corps · NCIS · SEALs · SWCCs · Naval Aviator · Seabee · Navy Expeditionary Combat Commands
Training: Recruit Training · United States Naval Academy · Officer Candidate School · TOPGUN · Naval War College · SMTC · BESS

Uniforms & Equipment

Uniforms · Awards · Badges · Current Fleet · Reserve Fleet · Aircraft · Weapons · Naval Reactors

History & Traditions

Navy history · Continental Navy · USS Constitution · "Anchors Aweigh" · Navy Hymn · Navy Band · Fleet Week · Navy Flag · Ensign · Jack · Blue Angels · Ship commissioning · Ship decommissioning · Line-crossing ceremony · National Museum

v • d • e United States Marine Corps

Portal:United States Marine Corps

Leadership	Secretary of the Navy · Commandant of the Marine Corps · Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps · Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps · Active duty Marine Corps four-star generals

Major commands	Organization of the Marine Corps · Headquarters Marine Corps · MARFORCOM (II Marine Expeditionary Force) · MARFORPAC (I Marine Expeditionary Force · III Marine Expeditionary Force) · Marine Forces Reserve · Fleet Marine Force (Pacific · Atlantic)

Structure	Marine Air-Ground Task Force · Bases · Battalions · Marine aviation · Expeditionary units · MARSOC · Recon (FMF · Division)

Personnel & training	Rank: Officer insignia/Enlisted insignia · MOS Personnel: Notable Marines · Historical Marines · Marine Corps Association · Marine Corps League · Young Marines · Marine Military Academy Training: Recruit Training · SOI · OCS · TBS · MCMAP

Uniforms & equipment	Uniforms · Awards · Badges · Weapons · Vehicles & Aircraft · Individual Equipment

History & traditions	Marine Corps history · Culture · Birthday Ball · Semper Fidelis · Marines' Hymn · Marine Band · Silent Drill Platoon · Marine One · Marine Flag · Eagle, Globe, and Anchor · Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima · Rifleman's Creed · Toys for Tots · National Museum of the Marine Corps · Acronyms & Terms

Military of the United States

Portal (A · MC · N · AF · CG) · Category (A · MC · N · AF · CG · PHS · NOAA) · Navbox (A · MC · N · AF · CG)

Leadership

Commander-in-chief · Secretary of Defense · Deputy Secretary of Defense · Joint Chiefs of Staff (Chairman) · Senate Committee on Armed Services · House Committee on Armed Services · Active duty four-star officers · Highest ranking officers in history · Goldwater-Nichols Act

Organization

Service Departments	Department of Defense (Secretary): Army (Secretary) · Navy (Secretary) · Air Force (Secretary) Department of Homeland Security (Secretary): Coast Guard

Branches	Army (Chief of Staff) · Marine Corps (Commandant) · Navy (Chief of Naval Operations) · Air Force (Chief of Staff) · Coast Guard (Commandant)

Other Uniformed Services	U.S. PHS Commissioned Corps (Surgeon General) · NOAA Commissioned Corps (Director)

Reserve Components	Reserves: (A · MC · N · AF · CG) · National Guard: (A · AF)

Civilian Auxiliaries	Military Affiliate Radio System · Merchant Marine · Maritime Service · Civil Air Patrol · Coast Guard Auxiliary

Unified Combatant Command	Northern · Central · European · Pacific · Southern · Africa · Joint Forces · Special Operations · Strategic · Transportation

Structure

Title 10 of the United States Code · The Pentagon · Bases · Budget · Units: (A · MC · N · AF · CG) · Logistics · Media

Operations & History

Current Deployments · Conflicts · History: (A · MC · N · AF · CG) · Timeline · Wars

Personnel

Training	MEPS · ASVAB · Recruit training: (A · MC · N · AF · CG) · Officer Candidate School: (A · MC · N · AF) · Service Academies: (A (prep) · N (prep) · AF (prep) · CG · Merchant Marine · PHS) · Junior/Reserve Officers' Training Corps: (A · MC/N · AF) · Other Education

Uniforms	Uniforms: (A · MC · N · AF · CG) · Awards & Decorations: (Inter-service · A · MC/N · AF · CG · Foreign · International · Devices) · Badges: (Identification · A · MC · N · AF · CG)

Ranks	Enlisted: (A · MC · N · AF · CG) · Warrant Officers · Officer: (A · MC · N · AF · CG · PHS · NOAA)

Other	Oath: (Enlistment · Office) · Code of Conduct · Military Occupational Specialty/Rating/Air Force Specialty Code · Pay · Uniform Code of Military Justice · Judge Advocate General's Corps · Military Health System/TRICARE · Separation · Veterans Affairs

Equipment

Land	Individual Weapons · Crew-Served Weapons · Vehicles (active)

Sea	All watercraft · Ships: (A · N (active) · AF · CG · MSC · NOAA) · Weapons: (N · CG) · Aircraft: (N · CG · NOAA) · Reactors

Air	Aircraft (active) · Aircraft Designation · Missiles · Helicopter Arms

Other	Electronics (designations) · Flags: (A · MC · N · AF · CG · Ensign · Jack · Guidons) · Food · WMDs: (Nuclear · Biological · Chemical)