Gallant Unit Citation
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| Gallant Unit Citation | |
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| Awarded by United States Air Force | |
| Type | Ribbon |
| Eligibility | Military Unit |
| Awarded for | The unit equivalent of the Silver Star. |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Statistics | |
| Last awarded | 16th Operations Group (now 1st Special Operations Group) |
| Distinct recipients |
1 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Presidential Unit Citation |
| Same | DoD - Joint Meritorious Unit Award Army - Valorous Unit Award Navy - Navy Unit Commendation Coast Guard - Coast Guard Unit Commendation |
| Individual equivalent |
Silver Star |
| Next (lower) | Meritorious Unit Commendation |
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[edit] Award Description
The Gallant Unit Citation is a military decoration of the United States Air Force which was created in 2001 by order of the Secretary of the Air Force. The Gallant Unit Citation is awarded to any Air Force unit which distinguishes itself by extraordinary heroism while engaged in armed combat with an enemy force.
The Gallant Unit Citation is considered to be the unit equivalent of the Silver Star and ranks just below the Presidential Unit Citation (US). Additional awards of the Gallant Unit Citation are denoted by oak leaf clusters.
[edit] Cited unit
The only unit to date that has received this award is the 16th Operations Group (renamed the 1st Special Operations Group in 2006) and units subordinate to it during its cited timeframe.[1]
[edit] Subordinate units to the 16th Operations Group recieving the award
- 4th Special Operations Squadron
- 6th Special Operations Squadron
- 8th Special Operations Squadron
- 9th Special Operations Squadron
- 15th Special Operations Squadron
- 16th Special Operations Squadron
- 19th Special Operations Squadron
- 20th Special Operations Squadron
- 16th Operations Support Squadron
- 16th Operations Group, Operating Location D
- 919th Operations Group
- 5th Special Operations Squadron
- 711th Special Operations Squadron
- 919th Operations Support Squadron
- AFSOC Air Operations
- Operating Location JM1 Air Force Element Medical
- Air Force Element Medical DoD, Operating Location Special Operations Squadron[1]
