Summary
The NOAA Corps Achievement Medal is an honorary recognition awarded to members of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps or to members of the Uniformed Services detailed, assigned, or attached to NOAA.
| NOAA Corps Achievement Medal | |
|---|---|
 Obverse of the NOAA Corps Achievement Medal | |
| Type | Honorary award |
| Awarded for | Significant contributions to NOAA programs. |
| Country |  United States |
| Presented by | the NOAA Corps |
| Eligibility | NOAA Corps personnel or a members the uniformed service detailed, assigned, or attached to NOAA. |
 Service ribbon of the medal | |
| NOAA Corps Order of Wear | |
| Next (higher) | NOAA Corps Commendation Medal[1] |
| Next (lower) | NOAA Corps Director's Ribbon[1] |
Award criteria edit
The NOAA Corps Achievement Medal is awarded for achievement of a professional or leadership nature based on sustained performance or specific achievement of a superlative nature. The recognized service should be of such merit as to warrant greater recognition than award of the NOAA Corps Director's Ribbon, but less than what would warrant the NOAA Corps Commendation Medal or a higher award.[2]
Appearance edit
The medal is round, 1+3⁄8 in (35 mm) wide made of red brass with an oxidized brass finish.[3] The medal is suspended from a 1+3⁄8 in (35 mm) wide Irish green ribbon with two 1⁄16 in (1.6 mm) orange stripes flanking a central orange stripe 3⁄16 in (4.8 mm) wide.[4] Subsequent awards are denoted by a gold 5/16 inch star worn on the medal suspension ribbon and service ribbon.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Department of Commerce and NOAA Award Ribbons". NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps. Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ a b NOAA Commissioned Corps Directives, Chapter 12 Part 7 – Awards (PDF). Washington, DC: US Department of Commerce. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "DETAIL SPECIFICATION SHEET DECORATION, NOAA CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION" (PDF). Quick Search Assist. Defense Logistics Agency. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "DETAIL SPECIFICATION SHEET RIBBON, SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION" (PDF). Quick Search Assist. Defense Logistics Agency. Retrieved 8 March 2021.