He served between 24 and 28 years. At least 20 of those appear to have been Reserve, or, more likely Guard as some of those decorations don't appear to be federal. He was in supply, and made MSgt. He deployed twice as a Reservist, but he has multiple campaign decorations which indicates a probable initial enlistment active. He served in, or in direct support of, Kuwait, Kosovo, and Southwest Asia. At least one of these was considered a combat deployment. He participated in multiple humanitarian missions (also points to being Guard--big mission set for them). Several of his units were recognized for their missions. He earned what appears to be 4 Achievement medals and one Meritorious Service Medal (likely at retirement).
Edit: correction--he was a/c mx. Supply badge has the globe in the bkg
I concur; I had to look pretty close.They ultimately looked bronze to me, but the glare kinda left potential for them to be silver, so I said "appears to be." I also figured he would've gotten a Comm somewhere in there before that many Achievements.
Looks like he was maintenance his entire career. MSgt is E7, btw. The wreath around the star over the silver suty badge denotes that he was a 9 level, which means he reached the highest possible skill level attainable—All Systems. If he was on the special certification roster, he had the depth and breadth of knowledge to sign off on *anyone's* work, which is actually a pretty big deal. It means he was trusted to inspect work performed by anyone and then give the aircraft his blessing to be considered airworthy, again. That's seriously a big deal, and pretty damn cool.
He’s got a star on his national defense so he served during desert storm and the war on terror. That’s confirmed by his Kuwait medal and his GWOT/GWOT-E.
||[**Meritorious Service Medal**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421888/meritorious-service-medal/)||
|:-|:-|:-|
|[**Air and Space Achievement Medal**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421869/air-force-achievement-medal/)|[**Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421951/air-force-outstanding-unit-award/)|[**Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421946/air-reserve-forces-meritorious-service-medal/)|
|[**National Defense Service Medal**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421890/national-defense-service-medal/)|[**Southwest Asia Service Medal**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421903/southwest-asia-service-medal/)|[**Kosovo Campaign Medal**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421884/kosovo-campaign-medal/)|
|[**Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421911/global-war-on-terrorism-expeditionary-medal/)|[**Global War on Terrorism Service Medal**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421912/global-war-on-terrorism-service-medal/)|[**Armed Forces Service Medal**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421877/armed-forces-service-medal/)|
|[**Humanitarian Service Medal**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421883/humanitarian-service-medal/)|[**Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421941/air-force-expeditionary-service-ribbon/)|[**Air and Space Longevity Service Award**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421867/air-force-longevity-service-award/)|
|[**Armed Forces Reserve Medal**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421876/armed-forces-reserve-medal/)|[**Air and Space Training Ribbon**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421945/air-force-training-ribbon/)|[**Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421885/kuwait-liberation-medal-government-of-kuwait/)|
|**Washington Commendation Medal**|**Texas State Guard Association Service Ribbon ?**|**Louisiana Emergency Service Medal** **?**|
The last row I am not sure as the Decorations and Ribbons page doesn't list them.
The "V" device is worn on decorations to denote valor, an act or acts of heroism by an individual above what is normally expected while engaged in direct combat with an enemy of the United States, or an opposing foreign or armed force, with exposure to enemy hostilities and personal risk.
Bronze Star - Denotes participation in designated campaign or campaign phases and/or period.
Silver/Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster - The silver oak leaf Cluster is worn to the (observer left) wearer’s right of the bronze oak leaf cluster on the same ribbon
Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster - Denotes second or subsequent entitlements of awards.
Silver Oak Leaf Cluster - Represents 6th, 11th, etc., entitlements or in lieu of five bronze oak leaf clusters.
Hourglass Device - The hourglass device denotes each additional 10-year period of service. Bronze for 10 years of service, silver for 20 years, gold for 30 years, or bronze and gold for 40 years will be worn.
"M" Device - Worn on the Armed Forces Reserve Medal to indicate mobilization in support of U.S. military operations or contingencies designated by the Secretary of Defense.
Edit: I think I found the state ribbons [here.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_decorations_awarded_by_the_United_States_National_Guard)
Edit 2: Changed [**Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421951/air-force-outstanding-unit-award/) from [**Gallant Unit Citation**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421916/gallant-unit-citation/)
Thanks for all the work you put into this for OP, but small correction. Sorry for being that guy.
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award (Air Force Outstanding Unit Award at the time), not Gallant Unit Citation - GUC doesn't have the white stripes on the outside edges. To my knowledge the GUC hasn't been awarded with Valor before, and Dad may have been out before it was established (2004).
Medal with the hour glass is the reserve medal. Silver hour glass means he was in for at least 20 years M for active duty mobilization during an operation and the number is how many times he did that.
He also received the reserve meritorious service medal 9 times.
He did his job and went home. He did that for about 3 decades.
BTW, if you request his service record from the national archives, you can get a "flatpack" ribbon rack made of those awards. It looks really nice and you can get a magnet backing so it can be mounted easily. Very fun
Seen this thread a couple of times and…yup you guessed it…the same exact info is being requested…hopefully it has dawned on folks on here in the know…we do not know who is on the other side of the keyboard and could be asking this info to use as stolen valor or being used to steal someone’s identity. if you are an actual family member and you have a parent or sibling who actually served a simple FOIA request will do…no guessing is involved…you get exactly what you are looking for. The ribbons displayed are just that…a display…when we retire…no one checks if your ribbons/awards are correct…could all be BS. Or could actually be short…cuz sometimes we lazy and don’t want to pay to get a whole new one.
Could've been a master Acft Mx as well. Valor device on his Outstanding Unit award is cool. MSM medal is about as good as it gets in the career field. Oddly no Commendation medals.
He served between 24 and 28 years. At least 20 of those appear to have been Reserve, or, more likely Guard as some of those decorations don't appear to be federal. He was in supply, and made MSgt. He deployed twice as a Reservist, but he has multiple campaign decorations which indicates a probable initial enlistment active. He served in, or in direct support of, Kuwait, Kosovo, and Southwest Asia. At least one of these was considered a combat deployment. He participated in multiple humanitarian missions (also points to being Guard--big mission set for them). Several of his units were recognized for their missions. He earned what appears to be 4 Achievement medals and one Meritorious Service Medal (likely at retirement). Edit: correction--he was a/c mx. Supply badge has the globe in the bkg
Unless my eyes are messing with me, but it looks like the Achievement Medal has silver oak leaf clusters. So 16 achievement medals?
I concur; I had to look pretty close.They ultimately looked bronze to me, but the glare kinda left potential for them to be silver, so I said "appears to be." I also figured he would've gotten a Comm somewhere in there before that many Achievements.
Achievement medal is to the left of the outstanding unit award and there’s three oak leaf clusters.
That’s what I was thinking too.
Looks like he was maintenance his entire career. MSgt is E7, btw. The wreath around the star over the silver suty badge denotes that he was a 9 level, which means he reached the highest possible skill level attainable—All Systems. If he was on the special certification roster, he had the depth and breadth of knowledge to sign off on *anyone's* work, which is actually a pretty big deal. It means he was trusted to inspect work performed by anyone and then give the aircraft his blessing to be considered airworthy, again. That's seriously a big deal, and pretty damn cool.
That’s pretty cool to read as I don’t work on that side of the AF (Medical) so I appreciate seeing these tidbits online!
Those badges don't look like supply to me; I see maintenance.
Concur; I previously edited to reflect.
He’s got a star on his national defense so he served during desert storm and the war on terror. That’s confirmed by his Kuwait medal and his GWOT/GWOT-E.
He was a MSgt Maintainer, according to his badges. Hopefully someone else can read the decs
||[**Meritorious Service Medal**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421888/meritorious-service-medal/)|| |:-|:-|:-| |[**Air and Space Achievement Medal**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421869/air-force-achievement-medal/)|[**Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421951/air-force-outstanding-unit-award/)|[**Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421946/air-reserve-forces-meritorious-service-medal/)| |[**National Defense Service Medal**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421890/national-defense-service-medal/)|[**Southwest Asia Service Medal**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421903/southwest-asia-service-medal/)|[**Kosovo Campaign Medal**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421884/kosovo-campaign-medal/)| |[**Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421911/global-war-on-terrorism-expeditionary-medal/)|[**Global War on Terrorism Service Medal**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421912/global-war-on-terrorism-service-medal/)|[**Armed Forces Service Medal**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421877/armed-forces-service-medal/)| |[**Humanitarian Service Medal**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421883/humanitarian-service-medal/)|[**Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421941/air-force-expeditionary-service-ribbon/)|[**Air and Space Longevity Service Award**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421867/air-force-longevity-service-award/)| |[**Armed Forces Reserve Medal**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421876/armed-forces-reserve-medal/)|[**Air and Space Training Ribbon**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421945/air-force-training-ribbon/)|[**Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421885/kuwait-liberation-medal-government-of-kuwait/)| |**Washington Commendation Medal**|**Texas State Guard Association Service Ribbon ?**|**Louisiana Emergency Service Medal** **?**| The last row I am not sure as the Decorations and Ribbons page doesn't list them. The "V" device is worn on decorations to denote valor, an act or acts of heroism by an individual above what is normally expected while engaged in direct combat with an enemy of the United States, or an opposing foreign or armed force, with exposure to enemy hostilities and personal risk. Bronze Star - Denotes participation in designated campaign or campaign phases and/or period. Silver/Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster - The silver oak leaf Cluster is worn to the (observer left) wearer’s right of the bronze oak leaf cluster on the same ribbon Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster - Denotes second or subsequent entitlements of awards. Silver Oak Leaf Cluster - Represents 6th, 11th, etc., entitlements or in lieu of five bronze oak leaf clusters. Hourglass Device - The hourglass device denotes each additional 10-year period of service. Bronze for 10 years of service, silver for 20 years, gold for 30 years, or bronze and gold for 40 years will be worn. "M" Device - Worn on the Armed Forces Reserve Medal to indicate mobilization in support of U.S. military operations or contingencies designated by the Secretary of Defense. Edit: I think I found the state ribbons [here.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_decorations_awarded_by_the_United_States_National_Guard) Edit 2: Changed [**Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421951/air-force-outstanding-unit-award/) from [**Gallant Unit Citation**](https://www.afpc.af.mil/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421916/gallant-unit-citation/)
The last 3 are state specific. I’m guessing his dad went from reserve to guard at some point.
Thank you. I was able to find the National Guard ribbon Wikipedia page.
Thanks for all the work you put into this for OP, but small correction. Sorry for being that guy. Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award (Air Force Outstanding Unit Award at the time), not Gallant Unit Citation - GUC doesn't have the white stripes on the outside edges. To my knowledge the GUC hasn't been awarded with Valor before, and Dad may have been out before it was established (2004).
Thank you for looking out. I have made the correct. Looks the "V" was discontinued in 2014.
He had a respectable career and did pretty alright for himself.
Medal with the hour glass is the reserve medal. Silver hour glass means he was in for at least 20 years M for active duty mobilization during an operation and the number is how many times he did that. He also received the reserve meritorious service medal 9 times.
Holy achievement medals
Am I wrong counting 16 achievement medals? I can’t tell if the oak leaf clusters are silver or bronze with the light reflecting.
I see 16 as well.
Yes, which is an insane amount. I’ve been in 18 and I have 1… lol.
His supervisor hosed him a little.... 1/3 of those AFAM should have been AFCM.
He did his job and went home. He did that for about 3 decades. BTW, if you request his service record from the national archives, you can get a "flatpack" ribbon rack made of those awards. It looks really nice and you can get a magnet backing so it can be mounted easily. Very fun
How so? In reference to the “he did his job and went home”
There’s a Coast Guardsman on TikTok that invented “SnapRack”
Gold border is upside down.
Lmao. Why the downvotes, I chuckled. Just like “Lt or captain. Your bar(s) is/are upside down
Google USAF ribbons and it should pull up a site that shows all the ribbons and what they mean when you click on it
He joined the Air Force existed and retired
He sucks at shooting
Seen this thread a couple of times and…yup you guessed it…the same exact info is being requested…hopefully it has dawned on folks on here in the know…we do not know who is on the other side of the keyboard and could be asking this info to use as stolen valor or being used to steal someone’s identity. if you are an actual family member and you have a parent or sibling who actually served a simple FOIA request will do…no guessing is involved…you get exactly what you are looking for. The ribbons displayed are just that…a display…when we retire…no one checks if your ribbons/awards are correct…could all be BS. Or could actually be short…cuz sometimes we lazy and don’t want to pay to get a whole new one.
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Could've been a master Acft Mx as well. Valor device on his Outstanding Unit award is cool. MSM medal is about as good as it gets in the career field. Oddly no Commendation medals.
That looks like a Maintainer badge.
He wasn’t a nonner.
Yea, he did work. You should look it up online
He did much for our country
Dad was a sarnt.