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Coast Guard Combat Action Ribbon

Explore the Coast Guard Combat Action Ribbon ribbon, its official award references, and an oversized wall display concept.

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About this ribbon

Authorized 16 July 2008; retroactive to 1 May 1975. Earlier Navy CAR remains a distinct Navy award.

Catalog associations: Coast Guard. 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
May 1, 1975 – End not specified	Retroactive to 1 May 1975. Approval remains action/operation-specific; this is not automatic entitlement for all service after that date. Source ↗

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Research notes and remaining questions

Legacy official ribbon-chart URL was identified, but the endpoint returned HTTP 403. No individually verified official ribbon image URL is supplied.

Official award references

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

Coast Guard Military Medals and Awards Manual, COMDTINST M1650.25E (15 August 2016) ↗2.A.16, pp.2-12–2-13; enclosure (2)
USCG Personnel Service Center: Medals and Awards ↗Current official awards resource page identifies M1650.25E as its military awards manual.

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