Department of the Army, DoD § 578.61 recognize outstanding meritorious per- may wear the lapel pin permanently. formance of a unit during peacetime of Those currently employed with a deco- a difficult and challenging mission rated unit, but who were not employed under extraordinary circumstances. during the cited period may wear the Circumstances may be deemed to be lapel pin on a temporary basis as long extraordinary when they do not rep- as they remain employed by the unit. resent the typical day-to-day cir- The lapel pin is also authorized for op- cumstances under which the unit nor- tional purchase and wear on civilian mally performs, or may reasonably be clothing by qualified military per- expected to perform, its peacetime mis- sonnel. Permanent and temporary wear sion. The following additional criteria is governed by the provisions of AR also applies: 670–1. (1) The unit must display such out- (d) Description. The ASUA emblem is standing devotion and superior per- 17⁄16 inches wide and 9⁄16 inch in height. formance of exceptionally difficult The emblem consists of a 1⁄16 inch wide tasks as to set the unit apart from and gold frame with laurel leaves which en- above other units with similar mis- closes a ribbon of the following pat- sions. For the purpose of this award, tern: 17⁄32 inch scarlet 67111; 1⁄32 inch yel- peacetime is defined as any period dur- low 67103; 1⁄4 inch green 67129; 1⁄32 inch ing which wartime or combat awards yellow 67103; and 17⁄32 inch scarlet 67111. are not authorized in the geographical The streamers are the same pattern as area in which the mission was exe- the emblem ribbon. cuted. The ASUA may be awarded to units that distinguish themselves while § 578.61 Appurtenances to military conducting humanitarian missions for decorations. a minimum of 30 days, however, the Appurtenances are devices affixed to ASUA will not be awarded if the same service or suspension ribbons or worn act or period of service has already instead of medals or ribbons. They are been recognized by another unit award. worn to denote additional awards, par- (2) The award applies to both TO&E ticipation in a specific event, or other units and TDA organizations of bat- distinguished characteristics of the talion size or equivalent. TDA organi- award. The following is a list of au- zations may be considered for this thorized appurtenances: award, even if comprised mostly of ci- (a) Oak Leaf Clusters. A bronze or sil- vilians. As an exception to policy, or- ver twig of four oak leaves with three ganizations larger than battalion acorns on the stem, 13⁄32-inch long for equivalent size may also be submitted, the suspension ribbon, and 5⁄16-inch but the submitting headquarters must long for the service ribbon bar and the take care to highlight the logic associ- unit award emblem is issued to denote ated with the request to justify an ex- award of second and succeeding awards ception to policy. of decorations (other than the Air (b) Approval authority. The approval Medal), the Army Reserve Components authority for the ASUA is the Deputy Achievement Medal, and unit awards. Chief of Staff (DCS), G–1. Rec- A silver Oak Leaf Cluster is worn in- ommendations for award of the ASUA stead of five bronze Oak Leaf Clusters. will be forwarded to Commander, USA If the number of authorized Oak Leaf HRC, ATTN: AHRC–PDO–PA, Alexan- Clusters exceeds four and will not fit dria, VA 22332–0471, for processing to on a single ribbon, a second ribbon is the DCS, G–1 for final action. authorized for wear. When wearing the (c) Award elements. The award ele- second ribbon, place it after the first ments for the ASUA are as follows: ribbon; the second ribbon counts as one ASUA Streamer; ASUA Emblem; award. Wear no more than four Oak ASUA Certificate and Citation; DAGO; Leaf Clusters on each ribbon. If the re- Army Superior Unit Award Lapel Pin. ceipt of future awards reduces the The lapel pin is authorized for issue number of Oak Leaf Clusters suffi- and wear by Department of the Army ciently (that is, a silver oak leaf clus- civilians in the employ of the deco- ter for five awards), remove the second rated unit. Those individuals employed ribbon and place the appropriate num- with the unit during the cited period ber of devices on a single ribbon. Oak 453 VerDate Aug<31>2005 07:48 Aug 13, 2007 Jkt 211125 PO 00000 Frm 00463 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\211125.XXX 211125 § 578.61 32 CFR Ch. V (7–1–07 Edition) Leaf Clusters are not issued for the Le- tingencies designated by the Secretary gion of Merit awarded in degrees to for- of Defense, as defined in 10 U.S.C. 101(a) eign nationals. Five-sixteenths inch (13). AGR members who receive orders Oak Leaf Clusters joined together in changing their current duty status series of 2, 3, and 4 clusters are author- (legal authority under which they per- ized for optional purchase and wear on form duty), their duty location, or as- service ribbons, and unit award em- signment to support a contingency op- blems. eration are also eligible for award of (b) Numerals. Arabic numerals 3⁄16 the ‘‘M’’ Device. inch in height are issued instead of a (e) Clasps. They are authorized for medal or ribbon for second and suc- wear on the Army Good Conduct ceeding awards of the Air Medal, Multi- Medal, World War I Victory Medal, national Force and Observers Medal, American Defense Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon and the Army Army of Occupation Medal, and Ant- Reserve Components Overseas Training arctica Service Medal. All clasps, ex- Ribbon. The ribbon denotes the first cept the Army Good Conduct Medal award and numerals starting with the clasp, are worn only on the suspension numeral 2 denote the number of addi- ribbon of the medal. The clasps are de- tional awards. The numeral worn on scribed as follows: the NCO Professional Development (1) The Army Good Conduct Medal Ribbon will denote the highest com- clasp is a bar 1⁄8-inch by 13⁄8 inches, of pleted level of NCO development. The bronze, silver or gold, with loops indic- numerals are to be centered on the sus- ative of each period of service. Para- pension ribbon of the medal or the rib- graph 4–9 describes the clasps author- bon bar. ized for second and subsequent awards (c) ‘‘V’’ device. The ‘‘V’’ (Valor) de- of the Army Good Conduct Medal. vice is a bronze block letter, V, 1⁄4-inch (2) The World War I Victory Medal high with serifs at the top of the mem- battle clasps is a bronze bar 1⁄8-inch by bers. It is worn to denote participation 11⁄2 inches with the name of the cam- in acts of heroism involving conflict paign or the words ‘‘Defensive Sector,’’ with an armed enemy. It was originally and with a star at each end of the in- worn only on the suspension and serv- scription. The campaigns are as fol- ice ribbons of the Bronze Star Medal to lows: denote an award made for heroism (i) Cambrai; (valor). Effective February 29, 1964, the (ii) Somme, Defensive; ‘‘V’’ device was also authorized for (iii) Lys; wear on the Air Medal and Army Com- (iv) Aisne; mendation Medal for heroic acts or val- (v) Montdidier-Noyon; orous deeds not warranting awards of (vi) Champagne-Marne; the Distinguished Flying Cross or the (vii) Aisne-Marne; Bronze Star Medal with ‘‘V’’ device. Ef- (viii) Somme, Offensive; fective June 25, 1963, the ‘‘V’’ device (ix) Oise-Aisne; was authorized additionally for wear on the Joint Service Commendation (x) Ypres-Lys; Medal when the award is for acts of (xi) St. Mihiel; valor (heroism) during participation in (xii) Meuse-Argonne; combat operations. In the case of mul- (xiii) Vittorio-Veneto; tiple ‘‘V’’ devices for the same award, (xiv) Defensive Sector. only one ‘‘V’’ device is worn on the (3) The World War I Victory Medal service ribbons. service clasp is a bronze bar 1⁄8-inch by (d) ‘‘M’’ device. The ‘‘M’’ (Mobiliza- 11⁄2 inches with the name of the coun- tion) Device is a bronze letter, M, 1⁄4- try which the service was performed in- inch high with serifs at the bottom of scribed thereon. The service clasps au- the members. It is authorized for wear thorized are as follows: on the Armed Forces Reserve Medal by (i) England; members of the Reserve Components (ii) France; who are called or who volunteer and (iii) Italy; serve on active duty in support of spe- (iv) Russia; cific U.S. Military operations or con- (v) Siberia. 454 VerDate Aug<31>2005 07:48 Aug 13, 2007 Jkt 211125 PO 00000 Frm 00464 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\211125.XXX 211125 Department of the Army, DoD § 578.61 (4) The American Defense Service signed tactical mission. A soldier must Medal clasp is a bronze bar 1⁄8-inch by actually exit the aircraft or watercraft, 11⁄2 inches with the words ‘‘Foreign as appropriate, to receive assault cred- Service’’ and with a star at each end of it. Individual assault credit is tied di- the inscription. rectly to the combat assault credit de- (5) The Army of Occupation Medal cision for the unit to which the soldier clasp is a bronze bar 1⁄8-inch by 11⁄2 is attached or assigned at the time of inches with the word ‘‘Germany’’ or the assault.