When comparing the dates listed on the released Combat Action Ribbon citation ... reading the citation for Robertson's Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, another personal award that was ...

The Air Medal is now authorized for ... The entire crew also received the combat action ribbon in January, an honor rarely bestowed on Navy crews in modern times. Fellow Navy destroyers Thomas ...

Sailors in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden can now receive the Combat Action Ribbon ... and valor, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro wrote in a memo released Wednesday. The Air Medal is authorized ...

Navy Secretary Carlos ... now be eligible for the Combat Action Ribbon, as well as personal military decorations that include the "V" and "C" devices and the Air Medal that includes the Strike ...

The Combat Action Ribbon category is a medal that may be awarded to members of the Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard who have actively participated in ground or aerial combat. To be ...

The Combat Action Ribbon, or CAR, is awarded to sailors and Marines who actively participated in ground or surface action, and the Navy has rarely ... the Bronze Star Medal without devices.

Sample case: Father John Duffy, “for singularly meritorious action” when wounded. Soldier’s Medal ... 345; Navy, 377; Marines, 34. Sample case: Ensign Harry Bonaparte Gibbs. As a combat ...

US Navy Photo The Navy ... of Aden can now receive the Combat Action Ribbon, personal military decorations that include “C” and “V” devices and the Air Medal on a Strike/Flight basis ...