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Air Force Good Conduct Medal

Explore the Air Force Good Conduct Medal ribbon, its official award references, and an oversized wall display concept.

Ribbon reference (devices may vary). Image reference ↗ · Award chart ↗. Digital references guide the concept; they are not final production color or textile specifications.

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About this ribbon

Current medal authorized June 1963. Terminated 6 February 2006 and reinstated 22 November 2008 retroactive to 6 February 2006, so there is no final eligibility gap. This qualifying date is a completion/termination boundary rather than a prohibition on prior service credit.

Catalog associations: Air Force. Current award reference. Branch associations are browsing guidance; other service awards may also appear in a veteran’s record.

Service years and award dates

Years help surface possibilities. A date overlap does not show that someone earned an award. Some date rules describe completion, specific operations or retroactive eligibility, rather than a universal service window.

Listed service periods and date rules
Dates	What the source says
Jun 1, 1963 – End not specified	Qualifying three-year periods completed on or after 1 June 1963; first-award exceptions apply. Prior USAF service used Army Good Conduct Medal. Source ↗

Date coverage is not certified complete. The finder keeps this entry available when listed dates do not overlap.

Research notes and remaining questions

DAFMAN retains a MilPDS reference to Regular Space Force members for this medal; Space Force Good Conduct Medal now specifically covers Guardian service retroactively from 20 December 2019.

Official award references

Consult the applicable service guidance for eligibility, precedence and authorized devices.

DAFMAN 36-2806, Military Awards: Criteria and Procedures, Change 3 (13 August 2025) ↗A14.4
AFPC: Air Force Good Conduct Medal ↗Background and criteria
AFPC Decorations and Ribbons ↗Official ribbon chart

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