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| | The '''Outstanding Airman of the Year Ribbon''' is a decoration of the [[UNSC]] |
| [[File:AFOAY.gif|300px|thumb|The Outstanding Airman of the Year Ribbon]] | | |
| The '''Outstanding Airman of the Year Ribbon''' is a [[United Nations Space Command]] decoration. | |
| ==History== | | ==History== |
| The Outstanding Airman of the Year Ribbon was originally used by the [[United States of America|United States Air Force]]. This commendation was first created on February 21, 1968 by order of then-Secretary of the Air Force Harold Brown.<ref>[http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/outstanding_airman.shtml '''Grunts Military''': ''Outstanding Airman of the Year Ribbon'']</ref><ref>[http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/Outstanding+Airman+of+the+Year+Ribbon '''The Free Dictionary''': ''OAYR'']</ref><ref>[http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/afmedals/bloay.htm '''About.com: US Military''': ''Air Force Medals and Ribbons'']</ref> The first presentation of the award was in June 1970. This was the highest personal ribbon decoration of the United States Air Force. The Ribbon was awarded to any member of the U.S Air Force who was nominated by their Major Command, Field Operating Agency, or Direct Reporting Unit for competition in the Outstanding Airmen of the Year Program. | | ==United States== |
| | The Outstanding Airman of the Year ribbon was originally used by the [[United States|United States Air Force]]. This commendation was first created on February 21, 1968 by order of then-Secretary of the Air Force Harold Brown. The first presentation of the award was in June of 1970. |
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| Airmen selected as one of the numerous Outstanding Airmen of the Year were authorized to wear the bronze service star as well as the Outstanding Airman badge for one year. A bronze oak leaf cluster was worn on the Ribbon to denote each past or subsequent award.
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| | In the [[United Nations Space Command]], the Outstanding Airman of the Year Ribbon is awarded to any member of the [[UNSC|UNSC Defense Force]] who is nominated by their Major Command, Field Operating Agency, or Direct Reporting Unit for competition in the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year Program. |
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| After the formation of the [[United Nations Space Command]], personnel could still be award this decoration, and it was still being awarded after [[2495]]. However, the criteria for the award had changed somewhat, as [[UNSC Navy]] personnel could wear the Ribbon.{{Ref/Note|[[Jacob Keyes]] wears this decoration on his uniform in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''. It can therefore be reasonably assumed that the criteria for earning the Ribbon was changed sometime between 2011 and 2552.}}
| | Airmen selected as the as one of the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year are authorized to wear the bronze service star as well as the Outstanding Airman badge for one year. Any future awards of the ribbon are represented by oak leaf clusters. |
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| ==Known Recipients== | | ==Known holders of ths award== |
| *[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] | | *[[Captain Jacob Keyes]] |
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| ==Notes== | | ==Related Articles== |
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| | *[[United Nations Space Command]] |
| ==Sources==
| | *[[United States of America]] |
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| | [[Category:UNSC]] |
| [[Category:UNSC Decorations]] | | [[Category:UNSC Decorations]] |
| | [[Category:United States]] |
