Outstanding Unit Award
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| Outstanding Unit Award | |
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| Awarded by United States Air Force | |
| Type | Ribbon and Streamer |
| Eligibility | Military Unit |
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| Status | Currently awarded |
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| First awarded | 1954 |
| Last awarded | On going |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | DoD - Meritorious Unit Commendation |
| Same | Army - Superior Unit Award Navy - None Air Force - Outstanding Unit Award Coast Guard - Meritorious Team Commendation |
| Images Needed Streamer for the Meritorious Unit Commendation |
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The Outstanding Unit Award is a decoration of the United States Air Force which was first created in 1954. The decoration is awarded as a ribbon to any command of the U.S. Air Force (including Reserve and Air National Guard) which performs exceptionally meritorious service, accomplishes specific acts of outstanding achievement, excels in combat operations against an armed enemy of the United States, or conducts with distinction military operations involving conflict with, or exposure to, a hostile action by any opposing foreign force.
Multiple awards of the Outstanding Unit Award are denoted by oak leaf clusters on the award ribbon. Until 2001, the Outstanding Unit Award ranked directly below the Presidential Unit Citation on the precedence of Air Force awards.
