Air Force Longevity Service Award — Military Decorations

Air Force Longevity Service Award Medal and Ribbon Design Images

The Air Force Longevity Service Award 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 Longevity Service Award

There is no medal for this ribbon.

What is the Air Force Longevity Service Award Decoration?

The Air Force Longevity Service Award is given to Air Force personnel for serving a set amount of creditable time. It is the equivalent to stripes that sister services use to denote how long one has served in their respective branches. The Air Force Longevity Service Award is awarded for completing four years of Active, Air Force Reserve, or Air National Guard service. An oak leaf cluster is used to denote each four years after initial issue.

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

How Do You Earn the Air Force Longevity Service Award?

Awarded for four years of creditable service

Displaying the Air Force Longevity Service Award

The Order of Precedence of the Air Force Longevity Service Award is 111, 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 Expeditionary Service Ribbon and the Air Force Special Duty Ribbon.

Air Force Longevity Service Award Associated Branches

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Air Force Longevity Service Award Associated Branches

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Air Force Longevity Service Award 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 Longevity Service Award can result in punishment including a fine, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both


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