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Space Force guardians now eligible for Air Medal, Bronze Star and more
By Meghann Myers
Oct 3, 01:43 PM
U.S. Space Force Maj. Dylan Caudill, a member of the Office of the Chief of Space Operations, presents the new service dress uniform to guardians at Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., Oct 20, 2021. The service dress prototype features a midnight blue, double-breasted overcoat with a matching tie, grey undershirt and charcoal pants, taking inspiration from 19th-century military uniforms. (Airman 1st Class Wyatt Stabler/Space Force)
Five awards have been updated to include the Space Force. (Airman 1st Class Wyatt Stabler/Space Force)
A handful of military awards and decorations got an update Monday, including expanding eligibility to the Space Force and cleaning up some gendered language, in an executive order signed by President Joe Biden.
Guardians can now earn the following awards:
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT (Join to see) SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ]
Sgt (Join to see) SPC Michael Terrell CPL Douglas Chrysler A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace CPL LaForest Gray SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM PV2 Larry Sellnow
SPC Gary C. SPC (Join to see) SGT Steve McFarland SGT Jim Arnold Amn Dale Preisach