Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award

BACK DEVICE(s)

Description:

1. Authorized by the Secretary of the Air Force, August 26, 1969.
2. On 16 November 2020, the Secretary of the Air Force approved the renaming of the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award to the Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award.
3. The Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award is intended to recognize the achievements and accomplishments of U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force organizations or activities that do not meet the eligibility requirements for the Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award.
4. Certain devices, depending on the circumstances, may be worn on the Service ribbon:
   • Oak-Leaf Cluster. A bronze oak-leaf cluster for subsequent awards when authorized.
   • “V” Device. A bronze “V” device when the award of the Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award is made to a unit for combat or direct combat support.

Background:

1. The Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award award recognizes the achievements and accomplishments of U.S. Air Force  and  U.S. Space Force organizations or activities. It is awarded to Air Force and Space Force internal organizations that are entities within larger organizations. They are unique, unnumbered organizations or activities that perform functions normally performed by numbered wings, groups, squadrons, etc.
2. This award is a ribbon with a narrow blue center stripe, flanked by a thin white stripe, a wide red stripe, a thin white stripe, edged with a narrow blue stripe. A bronze "V" device is worn on the ribbon to denote award for combat or direct combat support actions.
3. As per Air Force Manual 36-2806 dtd 27 October 2022 w Ch 4 paragraph A16.16.3.2 - Effective 1 January 2014, the “V” device is no longer authorized for award with an Air Force unit award.