Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon — Military Decorations

Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon Medal and Ribbon Design Images

The Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon comes with a unique service ribbon, which is worn on the recipient's uniform in situations where the full medal is not worn. If you have earned this decoration, you can wear the service ribbon on your ribbon rack.
Design of the Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon

There is no medal for this ribbon.

What is the Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon Decoration?

The Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon is awarded to Air Force personnel who complete a standard contingency deployment. The deployment must be a minimum of 45 continuous days or 90 non-consecutive days. The medal receives a gold frame if the personnel were in a combat zone and receiving hostile fire pay. Bronze oak leaf clusters are used to denote other uniquely different periods of time that the ribbon could be issued for.

The United States military sorts decorations into categories called Classes and Types. The Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon medal is classified as a Service Award of the type General Service Award.

How Do You Earn the Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon?

The ribbon is awarded to any member of the Air Force who completes a standard contingency deployment.

Displaying the Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon

The Order of Precedence of the Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon is 100, and this precedence is used when placing the associated service ribbon on your uniform ribbon rack. You can see a full list of decorations in the order of precedence on the Decorations homepage.

This ribbon is worn between the Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon and the Air Force Longevity service Award.

Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon Associated Branches

Air Force

Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon Associated Branches

Air Force

Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon and the Stolen Valor Act

The Stolen Valor Act of 2013 is a federal law that makes it illegal for any person to falsely claim to be the recipient of certain military awards, "with the intention of obtaining money, property, or other tangible benefit by convincing another that he or she received the award".This decoration is covered by the Stolen Valor act. Fraudulently claiming to have received a Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon can result in punishment including a fine, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both


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