Awards and decorations of the State Defense Forces

Awards and decorations of the state defense forces are presented to members of the state defense forces in addition to regular United States military decorations and state National Guard military decorations. Each of the state governments of the United States maintains a series of decoratiaons for issuance to members of the state defense forces, with such awards presented under the authority of the various state adjutants general and/or respective state defense force commanders.

In most states, state defense force members may wear any regular United States military decorations and United States National Guard decorations that they may have earned while members of the National Guard and/or while in federal active duty service. The members of some state defense force may also be awarded state National Guard military decorations in addition to state defense force awards while serving in a state defense force capacity. The order of precedence for the wear of the awards are: federal, state National Guard, then state defense force.

Those state defense force members who subsequently serve in the active or reserve federal forces of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or United States Air Force (i.e., on active duty or as members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard Reserves) may not continue to wear and display such decorations on a military uniform. Regulations of these federal forces allow their members to accept but not wear state National Guard awards.

The following is a list of state defense force decorations, as issued by each of the states and territories of the United States.

Alabama

Alabama State Defense Force (ASDF) Awards:[1]

Alaska

Alaska State Defense Force (ASDF) Awards and Decorations

California

California State Military Reserve (CA SMR) Awards:[2]

Georgia

Georgia State Defense Force (GaSDF) Awards & Decorations:[3]

Indiana

Indiana Guard Reserve Awards:[4]

Maryland

Maryland State Defense Force (MDDF) Awards & Decorations:[5][6]

Massachusetts

Mississippi

Mississippi State Guard (MSSG) Individual Awards:[7]

Mississippi State Guard Unit Awards:[7]

New Mexico

New Mexico State Guard (NMSG) Awards:

New York

New York Guard (NYG) Awards:[8]

In addition, certain New York State decorations may be awarded to New York Guard members, as well as to members of other state military components, i.e., NY Army National Guard, NY Air National Guard and NY Naval Militia. These include:[8]

Ohio

Ohio Military Reserve (OHMR) Awards:[9][10]

Ohio Military Reserve (OHMR) Unit Awards:

South Carolina

South Carolina State Guard (SCSG) Awards:[11]

Tennessee

Tennessee State Guard (TNSG) Individual Awards:[12]

Texas

Texas National Guard Awards [13] (Awardable to Texas State Guard members:)

Texas State Guard (TXSG) Awards:

Texas State Guard Unit Awards:

Virginia

The Virginia Defense Force awards, or has previously awarded, the following awards and decorations:[14]

External links

References

  1. ↑ Bush, Eric. "Alabama State Defense Force Awards & Ribbons". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "California Military Department Awards and Decorations" (PDF). California Military Department Official Website. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Georgia State Defense Force Regulation No. 672-1" (PDF). Georgia State Defense Force Official Website. Georgia Department of Defense. 8 March 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ribbons and Awards". Indiana Guard Reserve Official Website. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Maryland Military Department, MDMILDEP 672-1, Maryland Military Department Awards and Decorations, dated 15 August 2010
  6. ↑ Maryland Defense Force Directive 10004, dated 10 March 2013
  7. 1 2 "MSSG Regulation 670-1: Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia" (PDF). Mississippi State Guard Official Website. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  8. 1 2 New York Guard Decorations and Awards
  9. ↑ "Ohio Military Reserve Awards and Decorations" (PDF). Ohio Military Reserve Official Website. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "OHMR Ribbon Rack Builder". Ohio Knowledge Online. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Awards and Decorations of the South Carolina State Guard". South Carolina State Guard Official Website. Archived from the original on December 15, 2001. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  12. ↑ "Tennessee State Guard: Awards and Decorations" (PDF). Tennessee State Guard Official Website. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  13. ↑ Texas State Guard (TXSG) > Awards, Medals, and Ribbons
  14. ↑ "VDF Regulation 672-5: Virginia Defense Force Award Policy" (PDF). Virginia Defense Force Official Website. Virginia Defense Force Headquarters. April 2013. Retrieved 14 Feb 2016.
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