NOAA Corps Meritorious Service Medal

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NOAA Corps Meritorious Service Medal
NOAA Meritorious Service Medal, obverse.png
Obverse of the medal
TypeMedal (Decoration)
Awarded forOutstanding meritorious achievement or service to the United States in a position of considerable responsibility.
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Presented bythe NOAA Corps
EligibilityMembers of the NOAA Corps, or a member of the Uniformed Services detailed, assigned, or attached to NOAA.
Established23 December 2013
NOAA Meritorious Service Medal ribbon bar.svg
Service ribbon of the medal
Precedence
Next (higher) Department of Commerce Bronze Medal [1]
Next (lower) NOAA Administrator's Award [1]

The NOAA Corps Meritorious Service Medal is the highest honorary award presented by the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps. Established 23 December 2013, the medal is awarded to those members of the NOAA Corps and those members of the Uniformed Services attached or otherwise assigned to the NOAA Corps. Award of the medal recognizes outstanding meritorious achievement or service to the United States in a position of considerable responsibility. [2]

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Award criteria

The NOAA Corps Meritorious Service Medal recognizes acts or service that warrant greater recognition that can be given by the NOAA Corps Commendation Medal, but is less than that required for the award of a Department of Commerce Silver Medal, such as: [3]

Ribbon devices

Each additional award of the medal is denoted by a 516 inch gold star for the full size medal suspension ribbon and service ribbon and a 18 inch gold star for the miniature medal suspension ribbon.

Notable recipients

References

  1. 1 2 "Department of Commerce and NOAA Award Ribbons". NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps. Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 "CYBERFLASH" (PDF). NOAA Corps Commissioned Personnel Center. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. "NOAA CORPS DIRECTIVES, Chapter 12, Part 7–Awards" (PDF). NOAA Corps Commissioned Personnel Center. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  4. "Director, Commissioned Personnel Center". corpscpc.noaa.gov/. Director, Commissioned Personnel Center. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  5. "omao.noaa.gov Rear Admiral Michael J. Silah". Archived from the original on 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  6. "CYBERFLASH". NOAA Corps Commissioned Personnel Center. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.