Valorous Unit Award, the Glossary

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1. 14 relations: Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces, Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Army, Coast Guard Unit Commendation, Gallant Unit Citation, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, List of military decorations, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy Unit Commendation, Presidential Unit Citation (United States), Silver Star, United States, United States Armed Forces, United States Army, United States Department of the Army.

Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces

The awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces include various medals, service ribbons, ribbon devices, and specific badges which recognize military service and personal accomplishments of members of the U.S. Armed Forces.

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Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Army

Awards and decorations of the United States Army are those military awards including decorations which are issued to members of the United States Army under the authority of the Secretary of the Army. Valorous Unit Award and awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Army are awards and decorations of the United States Army.

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Coast Guard Unit Commendation

The Coast Guard Unit Commendation is the highest peacetime unit award that may be awarded to military commands of the United States Coast Guard.

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Gallant Unit Citation

The Gallant Unit Citation (GUC), a United States Air Force and United States Space Force unit award, was approved in March 2004 and is awarded to any Air Force or Space Force unit which distinguishes itself by extraordinary heroism while engaged in armed combat with an enemy force on or after 11 September 2001.

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Joint Meritorious Unit Award

The Joint Meritorious Unit Award (JMUA) is a US military award that was established on June 4, 1981, by Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and was implemented by Department of Defense Directive 1348.27 dated July 22, 1982.

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List of military decorations

This list of military decorations is an index to articles about notable military decorations.

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Meritorious Unit Commendation

The Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC; pronounced muck) is a mid-level unit award of the United States Armed Forces. Valorous Unit Award and Meritorious Unit Commendation are awards and decorations of the United States Army.

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Navy Unit Commendation

The Navy Unit Commendation (NUC) is a United States Navy and United States Coast Guard unit award that was established by order of the Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal on 18 December 1944.

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Presidential Unit Citation (United States)

The Presidential Unit Citation (PUC), originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation, is awarded to units of the uniformed services of the United States, and those of allied countries, for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy on or after 7 December 1941 (the date of the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the start of American involvement in World War II). Valorous Unit Award and Presidential Unit Citation (United States) are awards and decorations of the United States Army.

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Silver Star

The Silver Star Medal (SSM) is the United States Armed Forces' third-highest military decoration for valor in combat. Valorous Unit Award and Silver Star are awards and decorations of the United States Army.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States Armed Forces

The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Department of the Army

The United States Department of the Army (DA) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the U.S. The Department of the Army is the federal government agency within which the United States Army (U.S.) is organized, and it is led by the secretary of the Army, who has statutory authority under 10 United States Code § 7013 to conduct its affairs and to prescribe regulations for its government, subject to the limits of the law, and the directions of the secretary of defense and the president.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valorous_Unit_Award

Also known as VUA.