United States: Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal

The medal with 9mm crimp brooch with intricate drop lock hinged pin & clasp fittings. The medal brooch bar with Federal Contractors hallmark 'LI-GI'

The Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal is a service medal of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force. The medal was instituted on, 27 May 2014 (retroactive to, 26 December 1991). The medal recognizes service by personnel in various career fields who have served in units involved with national strategic nuclear deterrence operations. Officer and enlisted personnel in the Regular Air Force, Regular Space Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard communities are eligible for this medal

Award Criteria: The required length of service for the Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal is 120 consecutive or 179 non-consecutive days attached, deployed, assigned, or mobilized to a unit supporting the nuclear deterrence mission. After completion of the medal's requirements is certified by the individual's squadron commander, the group commander may approve the award of the medal. Subsequent awards (denoted by the award of 'Oakleaf Clusters') may only be earned by completing the same service and requirements after a permanent change of station from the last assignment when the medal was earned

Condition: EF

Code: 23664