Awards and decorations of the Public Health Service

The United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC), one of the eight uniformed services of the United States, has the authority to issue various awards, commendations, and other insignia to its members. These include individual honor awards, unit honor awards, service awards, training ribbons, special skill badges, and identification badges. The following PHSCC awards are listed in the service's order of precedence:[1][2][3]

Example of awards, special skills badge, and identification badges of the USPHS Commissioned Corps as worn on the service dress uniform of RADM Scott Giberson.

Personal awards and decorations
Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal - worn after the Defense Distinguished Service Medal and the Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal
Public Health Service Meritorious Service Medal - worn after the Purple Heart and before the Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Assistant Secretary for Health's Exceptional Service Medal - awarded at the discretion of the Assistant Secretary for Health, worn after the Meritorious Service Medal and before the Surgeon General's Medallion
Surgeon General's Medallion - worn after the Assistant Secretary for Health's Exceptional Service Medal and before the Surgeon General's Exemplary Service Medal
Surgeon General's Exemplary Service Medal - worn after the Surgeon General's Medallion and before the Department of Commerce Bronze Medal
Public Health Service Outstanding Service Medal - worn after the Air Medal and before the NOAA Administrator's Award
Public Health Service Commendation Medal - worn after the Aerial Achievement Medal and before the Joint Service Commendation Medal
Public Health Service Achievement Medal - worn after the Department of Transportation Superior Achievement Medal and before the Achievement Medal of other uniformed services
Public Health Service Citation Medal - worn after the NOAA Corps Achievement Medal and before the Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon

Unit awards
Public Health Service Presidential Unit Citation - the highest unit decoration of the Public Health Service.
Public Health Service Outstanding Unit Citation - the second highest unit decoration of the Public Health Service.
Public Health Service Unit Commendation - the third highest unit decoration of the Public Health Service.

Service and campaign awards
USPHSCC Awards and Decorations poster
Public Health Service Smallpox Eradication Campaign Ribbon
Public Health Service Global Health Campaign Medal
Public Health Service Ebola Campaign Medal
Public Health Service COVID19 Pandemic Campaign Medal
Public Health Service Hazardous Duty Award
Public Health Service Foreign Duty Service Award
Public Health Service Special Assignment Service Award
Public Health Service Isolated Hardship Service Award
Public Health Service Crisis Response Service Award
Public Health Service Global Response Service Award
Public Health Service Response Service Award
Public Health Service National Emergency Preparedness Award
Public Health Service Recruitment Service Award [4]
Public Health Service Global Health Initiative Service Medal
Public Health Service Bicentennial Unit Commendation Award
Public Health Service Regular Corps Ribbon
Commissioned Corps Training Ribbon

Association and organization awards

The following awards are awarded by various associations and organizations related the PHS mission and may be worn on the uniform (in order of precedence shown) when attending a function of that association:[5]

Commissioned Officers Association (COA)[6]
Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS)
Reserve Officers Association (ROA)

Attachments worn on ribbons
Bronze letter "V" device worn on the Distinguished Service, Meritorious Service, and the Outstanding Service Medals to indicate an award for valor.
5/16th inch gold stars are worn on the Distinguished Service, Meritorious Service, Surgeon General's Exemplary Service, Outstanding Service, Commendation, Achievement, and PHS Citation Medals to indicate subsequent awards.
In lieu of five gold 5/16th inch stars, a silver 5/16th inch star is worn.
3/16th inch service stars in bronze are worn on campaign, unit, and service awards to indicate subsequent awards. In lieu of five bronze stars, a silver star is worn.
The Expeditionary Attachment is worn centered on the suspension ribbon and ribbon bar.[7]

Badges and insignia
Surgeon General Badge
Deputy Surgeon General Badge
Officer-in-Charge Badge
Chief Professional Officer Badge
Recruiter Badge
Associate Recruiter Badge
Music Ensemble Badge
HHS Identification Badge
Field Medical Readiness Badge—recognizes officers who have exceeded force readiness standards while deployed

Commissioned Corps officers may wear two authorized special skills badges and two breast or identification badges on the Corps uniform. Badges of the USPHS take precedence over badges earned in other uniformed services.[3][8][9]

  • Surgeon General Badge (SG)
  • Deputy Surgeon General Badge (DSG)
  • Officer-in-Charge Badge (OIC)
  • Chief Professional Officer Badge (CPO)
  • Field Medical Readiness Badge (FMRB) [10]
  • Recruiter Badge[4]
  • Associate Recruiter (AR) Badge[4]
  • Public Health Service Music Ensemble Badge
  • Department of Health and Human Services Identification (HHS ID) Badge
  • Other badges and insignia issued by other uniformed services

See also

References
  1. "CC 26.3.3 Wear of Ribbons and Medals" (PDF). United States Public Health Service. 28 August 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  2. "USPHS Commissioned Corps Management Information System, Awards Information, Types of Recognition & Awards Criteria". Commissioned Corps Management Information System. United States Public Health Service. Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  3. U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Decorations & Insignias USPHS, dated 20 May 2015, last accessed 27 August 2016
  4. "PHS NO. 382, Implementation of an Associate Recruiter Lead Badge (ARLB) and PHS Recruitment Service Ribbon (RSR)" (PDF). Commissioned Corps Management Information System. United States Public Health Service. 4 March 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  5. PHS Commissioned Corps Awards CCPM Pamphlet No. 67 Archived September 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, dated April 1998, last accessed 30 March 2013
  6. "Who We Are". Commissioned Officers Association. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  7. "Commissioned Corps Instruction 511.01" (PDF). US Department of Health and Human Services. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  8. "PPM 08-019 Wear of Skill and Breast Badges" (PDF). dcp.psc.gov/. United States Public Health Service. 28 August 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  9. Public Health Service Music Ensemble Badge, United States Army Institute of Heraldry, last accessed 23 August 2020
  10. "CCI 511.02 Field Medical Readiness Badge" (PDF). ccrf.hhs.gov/ccrf. United States Public Health Service. 26 July 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
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