Air and Space Overseas Service (Short Tour) Ribbon

BACK DEVICE(s)

Description:

1. Authorized by the Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, October 12, 1980.
2. On 16 November 2020, the Secretary of the Air Force approved the renaming of the Air Force Overseas Ribbon to the Air and Space Overseas Ribbon.
3. Before January 6, 1986, the ribbon was awarded to Air Force and Air Force Reserve members credited with completion of an overseas tour on or after September 1, 1980. Air Force and Air Force Reserve members serving as of January 6, 1986, or later are entitled to reflect all Air Force overseas tours credited during their career.
4. On or after 20 December 2019, the ribbon may be awarded to Space Force members.
5. A Service member may wear both ribbons, if appropriate. The short tour ribbon takes precedence over the long-tour ribbon when both are worn.
6. Subsequent awards are denoted by oak-leaf clusters.
7. An “A” device is worn on the short tour ribbon upon completion of a short tour above the Arctic Circle and for service at Thule Air Base, Greenland. Only one “A” device is worn, regardless of the number of Arctic tours completed.