Coast Guard Ribbons


Medal of Honor	Navy Cross	Defense Distinguished Service Medal	Distingushed Service Medal	Silver Star	Department of Transportation Gold Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal	Legion of Merit	Distinguished Flying Cross	Coast Guard Medal	Gold Lifesaving Medal	Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart	Defense Meritorious Service Medal	Meritorious Service Medal	Air Medal	Silver Lifesaving Medal	Department of Transportation Silver Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal	Coast Guard Commendation Medal	Department of Transportation Bronze Medal	Joint Service Achievement Medal	Coast Guard Achievement Medal	Commandant's Letter of Commendation
Combat Action Ribbon	Presidential Unit Citation	Joint Meritorious Unit Award	Coast Guard Unit Commendation	Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation	Coast Guard "E" Ribbon
Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation	POW Medal	Good Conduct Medal	Coast Guard Reserve Good Conduct Medal	Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal	Navy Expeditionary Medal
China Service Medal	Navy Occupation Service Medal	National Defense Service Medal	Korean Service Medal	Antarctica Service Medal	Coast Guard Artic Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal	Vietnam Service Medal	SouthWest Asia Service Medal	Armed Forces Service Medal	Kosovo Campaign Medal	Humanitarian Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal	Coast Guard Special Operations Service	Coast Guard Sea Service	Coast Guard Restricted Duty	Coast Guard Basic Training Honor Graduate	Air Force Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon
Coast Guard Recruiting Service Ribbon	Armed Forces Reserve Medal	Naval Reserve Medal	Philippine Presidential Unit Citation	Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation	Republic of Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation	Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation	United Nations Service Medal	United Nations Medal	NATO Medal (Yugoslavia)	NATO Medal (Kosovo)
Multinational Force and Observers Medal	Inter-American Defense Board Medal	Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal	Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)	Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)	Republic of Korea War Service Medal

The above display represents the correct order of precedence of ribbons most likely to be worn today on the Coast Guard uniform. Devices worn on these ribbons must be worn in a specific manner and are used to denote additional awards or participation in a specific event. For additional information about the proper order of display, placement of devices or about ribbons not shown, refer to the Coast Guard Medals and Awards Manual, CMDTINST M1650.25.

Last modified: 01/31/10