| 词条 | Service star | |||||||||||
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|name=Service Star |image=Silver and Bronze Service Stars.PNG |image_size=220px |caption=Bronze and silver {{frac|3|16}} inch stars |awarded_by= the United States |type=Ribbon device |eligibility= |for= Worn to denote subsequent awards or periods of service.[1] |status=Currently in use |first_award= |last_award= |total= |posthumous= |recipients= |higher= |same= |lower= |image2= |caption2= }} A service star is a miniature bronze or silver five-pointed star {{frac|3|16}} inch (4.8 mm) in diameter that is authorized to be worn by members of the seven uniformed services of the United States on medals and ribbons to denote an additional award or service period.[1] The service star may also be referred to as a campaign star or battle star depending on which award is authorized the star and the manner in which the device is used for the award.[3] Service stars, campaign stars, and battle stars are worn with one point of the star pointing up on the suspension ribbon of a medal or service ribbon. A silver star is worn instead of five bronze stars.[1] A service star is sometimes mistaken for a Bronze Star (Bronze Star Medal) or Silver Star (Silver Star Medal). The service star is also similar to the gold and silver {{frac|5|16}} Inch Stars which may be authorized to be worn on specific individual decorations of certain services to denote additional decorations. Service starsExpeditionary medalsService stars are authorized for these United States expeditionary medals:
Enduring Freedom: Sep. 11, 2001 - TBD (to be determined) Iraqi Freedom: Mar. 19, 2003 - Aug. 31, 2010 Nomad Shadow: Nov. 05, 2007 - TBD New Dawn: Sep. 01, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2011 Inherent Resolve: Jun. 15, 2014 - TBD Service medalsService stars are authorized to denoted additional awards for these United States service medals:
For the National Defense Service Medal, the addition of bronze service stars to denote participation in four of the designated wartime conflicts would be shown as (the time span from the end of the Korean War era in 1954 to the beginning of the Global War on Terrorism era in 2001 is 47 years, so it is highly improbable that any individual qualified for all four the National Defense Service Medal in all four eras):[3] Korean War Vietnam Conflict Gulf War War on Terrorism
Unit awardsService stars are authorized for certain unit awards (the service ribbon itself indicates the first award, with a bronze service star being added to indicate the second and subsequent awards. If ever applicable, a silver service star is worn instead of five bronze stars) such as the:
Campaign starsCampaign stars are authorized for these United States campaign medals (bronze and silver campaign stars are worn to denote participation in a designated campaign or campaign phase or period):[4]
For each designated campaign participated in, one star will be worn on the ribbon. For example, when a member is authorized to wear the Iraq Campaign Medal, the potential addition of bronze and silver service stars for the seven designated Iraq Campaign phases would be:[5][6][7]
Battle starsSince February 26, 2004, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (GWOT-SM) are authorized to be awarded with bronze and silver battle stars for personnel who were engaged in specific battles in combat under circumstances involving grave danger of death or serious bodily injury from enemy action.[8][9] However, though authorized for wear, no battle stars have been approved for wear. Only a combatant commander can initiate a request for a battle star, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the approving authority,[9] which since January 2016 has been eliminated by the Department of Defense for the GWOT-SM.[10] Only one award of the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal and one award of the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal may be authorized for any individual. No service stars were authorized for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary or Service Medal[9] until February 9, 2015, when the Department of Defense authorized service stars for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal retroactive to September 11, 2001.[2] Earlier service stars and battle starsService stars (were sometimes referred to as campaign stars or battle stars) were also authorized for the World War I Victory Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal. The specific manner of wear and symbolism of the stars varied from medal to medal. For example, an American Campaign Medal with a bronze service star indicated the service member had participated in an antisubmarine campaign. On other medals, bronze service stars were used on the medal's service ribbon for those recipients of medals in possession of authorized campaign clasps for those medals. Navy warshipsHistorically, during World War II and the Korean War, commendations called "battle stars" were also issued to United States Navy warships for meritorious participation in battle, or for having suffered damage during battle conditions. As an example, the USS Enterprise (CV-6) received 20 Battle Stars for her combat service in World War II. Similarly, during the Vietnam War and afterwards, the Battle Effectiveness Award ("Battle E") took the place of receiving "battle stars" for superior battle efficiency in place of combat operations. See also
References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=Manual of Military Decorations and Awards, Volume 3|url=http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/134833vol3.pdf|publisher=Department of Defense|accessdate=March 13, 2015|at=Paragraph 15e (Page 67)}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=DoD Authorizes Service Stars on Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal|url=http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=17137|publisher=U.S. Department of Defense|accessdate=9 February 2015}} 3. ^Air Force Personnel Center National Defense ServicePresidential Unit Citation (Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard) Medal {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719221637/http://www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7803 |date=2014-07-19 }} 4. ^1 {{cite web|title=Manual of Military Decorations and Awards, Volume 3|url=http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/134833vol3.pdf|publisher=Department of Defense|accessdate=March 13, 2015|at=Paragraph 15f-g (Page 67-68)}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Afghanistan Campaign Medal or Iraq Campaign Medal|url=https://www.hrc.army.mil/TAGD/Afghanistan%20Campaign%20Medal%20or%20Iraq%20Campaign%20Medal|work=Awards and Decorations Branch Article|publisher=Army Human Resource Command|accessdate=3 December 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911070806/https://www.hrc.army.mil/TAGD/Afghanistan%20Campaign%20Medal%20or%20Iraq%20Campaign%20Medal|archivedate=11 September 2015|df=}} 6. ^Additional Phases Identified for Iraq Campaign Medal 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=14619 |title=News Release: Additional Phases Identified for Iraq and Afghanistan Campaign Medals |publisher=Defense.gov |date= |accessdate=2012-05-31}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Manual of Military Decorations and Awards, Volume 3|url=http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/134833vol3.pdf|publisher=Department of Defense|accessdate=March 13, 2015|at=Paragraph 15g (Page 68)}} 9. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=DoD Announces Criteria for Global War on Terrorism Medals|url=http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=7092|publisher=U.S. Department of Defense|accessdate=26 February 2004}} 10. ^item #29, Military Decorations and Awards Review Results, Department of Defense, January 2016 External links
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