United States: Air Force Achievement Medal (established 1980)

The corded medal riband fitted with a 9mm crimp style brooch the reverse of the brooch with maker hallmark 'LI-GI' indented on reverse. The mounting brooch retaining its long-hinged pin & intricate drop-lock clasp fittings, as issued

The Air Force issue of the Achievement Medal was created in 1980, at which time it was called Air Force Achievement Medal - in 2020 the name of the award was re-styled as Air and Space Achievement Medal (ASAM)

The Achievement Medal was first proposed as a means to recognize the contributions of junior officers and enlisted personnel who were not eligible to receive the higher Commendation Medal or the Meritorious Service Medal

Each military service (Navy, Army, Air Force, Coast Guard) issues its own version of the Achievement Medal, with a fifth version authorized by the U.S. Department of Defense for joint military activity. The Achievement Medal is awarded for outstanding achievement or meritorious service not of a nature that would otherwise warrant awarding the Commendation Medal. Award authority rests with local commanders, granting a broad discretion of when and for what action the Achievement Medal may be awarded

Condition: EF

Code: 25076