20 unless a 70% waver is approved (only for basic air medal), then just 15
Air Force Combat Action Medal was created on 2007-03-15.
Why not, if he did whatever was required to wear it.
Combat Readiness Medal was created on 1964-03-09.
Combat Action Medal of the Bundeswehr was created in 2010-11.
The Combat Action Badge (CAB) is specific to the U.S. Army and is awarded to soldiers who have actively engaged or been engaged by enemy forces in combat. If you switch from the Army to the Air Force, you will not be authorized to wear the CAB unless you have previously earned it during your time in the Army. The Air Force has its own combat-related awards and badges, such as the Air Force Combat Action Medal (CAM).
For wounds in combat, the army issues the Purple Heart Medal.
No, it's not an authorised Air Force award, and they wouldn't qualify for it anyhow, as the awarding of the CIB is pretty much restricted to infantry soldiers. The equivalent Air Force award is their own Combat Action Medal.
The Medal of Honor (MOH) is awarded for "conspicous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life, above and beyond the call of duty, in action involving actual combat with an opposing armed force".
For the US Army; an infantryman making 25 combat air assaults from a helicopter, sometimes referred to as "airmobiles", earned one air medal.
Combat - 1962 The Medal 1-14 was released on: USA: 8 January 1963
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The Air Force Commendation Medal is a more prestigious award than an Air Force Achievement Medal. Also, the Commendation Medal gives Airmen more points towards promotion than an Achievement Medal.