Awards and decorations of the Public Health Service

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File:USPHSCC Award and Insignia Example.png
Example of awards, special skills badge, and identification badges of the USPHS Commissioned Corps as worn on the service dress uniform of RADM Scott Giberson.

The United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC), one of the eight uniformed services of the United States, has the authority to issue various awards, commendations, and other insignia to its members. These include individual honor awards, unit honor awards, service awards, training ribbons, special skill badges, and identification badges. The following PHSCC awards are listed in the service's order of precedence:[1][2][3]

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A series of awards
An overview of awards for the Commissioned Corps as of 2021

Personal awards and decorations

File:U.S. - Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.png Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal – worn after the Defense Distinguished Service Medal and before the Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal
File:Public Health Service Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.png Public Health Service Meritorious Service Medal – worn after the Purple Heart and before the Defense Meritorious Service Medal
File:Assistant Secretary for Health’s Exceptional Service Medal ribbon.png Assistant Secretary for Health's Exceptional Service Medal – awarded at the discretion of the Assistant Secretary for Health, worn after the Meritorious Service Medal and before the Surgeon General's Medallion
File:Surgeon General's Medallion ribbon.png Surgeon General's Medallion – worn after the Assistant Secretary for Health's Exceptional Service Medal and before the Surgeon General's Exemplary Service Medal
File:Surgeon General's Exemplary Service Medal ribbon.png Surgeon General's Exemplary Service Medal – worn after the Surgeon General's Medallion and before the Department of Commerce Bronze Medal
File:Public Health Service Outstanding Service Medal ribbon.png Public Health Service Outstanding Service Medal – worn after the Air Medal and before the NOAA Administrator's Award
File:Public Health Service Commendation Medal ribbon.png Public Health Service Commendation Medal – worn after the Aerial Achievement Medal and before the Joint Service Commendation Medal
File:Public Health Service Achievement Medal ribbon.png Public Health Service Achievement Medal – worn after the Department of Transportation Superior Achievement Medal and before the Achievement Medal of other uniformed services
File:USPHS Citation Medal ribbon bar.svg Public Health Service Citation Medal – worn after the NOAA Corps Achievement Medal and before the Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon

Unit awards

File:USPH Presidential Unit Citation.svg Public Health Service Presidential Unit Citation – the highest unit decoration of the Public Health Service.
File:Public Health Service Outstanding Unit Citation ribbon.png Public Health Service Outstanding Unit Citation – the second highest unit decoration of the Public Health Service.
File:Public Health Service Unit Commendation ribbon.png Public Health Service Unit Commendation – the third highest unit decoration of the Public Health Service.

Service and campaign awards

File:USPHSCC Awards Poster May 2015.pdf
USPHSCC Awards and Decorations poster, 2015.
File:USPHS Smallpox Campaign Award ribbon.png Public Health Service Smallpox Eradication Campaign Ribbon
File:USPHS Global Health Campaign Medal ribbon.svg Public Health Service Global Health Campaign Medal
File:USPHS Ebola Campaign Medal ribbon.svg Public Health Service Ebola Campaign Medal
File:USPHS Covid-19 Pandemic medal ribbon bar.svg Public Health Service COVID-19 Pandemic Campaign Medal
File:USPHS Hazardous Duty Award ribbon.png Public Health Service Hazardous Duty Award
File:Public Health Service Foreign Duty Service Award ribbon.png Public Health Service Foreign Duty Award
File:USPHS Special Assignment Award ribbon.png Public Health Service Special Assignment Award
File:USPHS Isolated Hardship Service Award ribbon.png Public Health Service Isolated/Hardship Award
File:Public Health Service Crisis Response Service Award ribbon.png Public Health Service Crisis Response Service Award
File:USPHS Global Response Service Award ribbon.png Public Health Service Global Response Service Award
File:USPHS Response Service Award ribbon.png Public Health Service Response Service Award
File:USPHS National Emergency Preparedness Award ribbon.png Public Health Service National Emergency Preparedness Award
File:USPHS Recruitment Service Ribbon.png Public Health Service Recruitment Service Award [4]
File:USPHS Global Health Initiatives Service Medal ribbon.png Public Health Service Global Health Initiative Service Medal
File:Public Health Service Bicentennial Unit Commendation Award ribbon.png Public Health Service Bicentennial Unit Commendation Award
File:Public Health Service Regular Corps Ribbon.png Public Health Service Regular Corps Ribbon
File:USPHS Commissioned Corps Training Ribbon.png Commissioned Corps Training Ribbon

Association and organization awards

The following awards are awarded by various associations and organizations related the PHS mission and may be worn on the uniform (in order of precedence shown) when attending a function of that association:[5]

File:Public Health Service Commissioned Officers Association ribbon.png Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Service (COA)[6]
File:Association of Military Surgeons of the United States ribbon.png Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS)
File:Reserve Officers Association ribbon.png Reserve Officers Association (ROA)

Attachments worn on ribbons

Bronze letter "V" device worn on the Distinguished Service, Meritorious Service, and the Outstanding Service Medals to indicate an award for valor.
5/16th inch gold stars are worn on the Distinguished Service, Meritorious Service, Surgeon General's Exemplary Service, Outstanding Service, Commendation, Achievement, and PHS Citation Medals to indicate subsequent awards.
In lieu of five gold 5/16th inch stars, a silver 5/16th inch star is worn.
Template:Ribbon devices/altFile:Bronze-service-star-3d.svgFile:Bronze-service-star-3d.svgFile:Silver-service-star-3d.svgFile:Bronze-service-star-3d.svg 3/16th inch service stars in bronze are worn on campaign, unit, and service awards to indicate subsequent awards. In lieu of five bronze stars, a silver star is worn.
Template:Ribbon devices/alt A gold frame is placed around the Presidential Unit Citation to indicate a second award.[7]
Template:Ribbon devices/altFile:NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Expeditionary Attachment.png The Expeditionary Attachment is worn centered on the suspension ribbon and ribbon bar.[8]

Badges and insignia

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File:PHSCC FMRB.png
Field Medical Readiness Badge—recognizes officers who have exceeded force readiness standards while deployed

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Commissioned Corps officers may wear two authorized special skills badges and two breast or identification badges on the Corps uniform. Badges of the USPHS take precedence over badges earned in other uniformed services.[3][9][10]

  • Assistant Secretary for Health / Principal Deputy Secretary for Health Officer-In-Charge Badge (ASHOIC)
  • Surgeon General Badge (SG)
  • Deputy Surgeon General Badge (DSG)
  • Officer-in-Charge Badge (OIC)
  • Chief Professional Officer Badge (CPO)
  • Field Medical Readiness Badge (FMRB) [11]
  • Recruiter Badge[4]
  • Associate Recruiter (AR) Badge[4]
  • Public Health Service Music Ensemble Badge
  • Department of Health and Human Services Identification (HHS ID) Badge
  • Other badges and insignia issued by other uniformed services

See also

References

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  3. ↑ a b U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Decorations & Insignias USPHS, dated 20 May 2015, last accessed 27 August 2016
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  5. ↑ PHS Commissioned Corps Awards CCPM Pamphlet No. 67 Template:Webarchive, dated April 1998, last accessed 30 March 2013
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  10. ↑ Public Health Service Music Ensemble Badge, United States Army Institute of Heraldry, last accessed 23 August 2020
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