Air Force Recognition Medal

Background: This ribbon was authorized by the Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force on Oct. 12, 1980.

Eligibility: It is awarded to named team and individual Air Force recipients of Air Force-level Special Trophies and Awards except the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year nominees.

Description: This award ribbon is predominatingly light blue, with a narrow center stripe of red, flanked on either side by a wide stripe of light blue, and thin stripes of white and red at the edge.

Wear: The AFRR will be worn between the Outstanding Airman of the Year Ribbon and the National Defense Service Medal. Bronze oak-leaf clusters will be worn on the ribbon bar to indicate subsequent awards.

Authorized Device: Oak Leaf Cluster