ESTABLISHING AUTHORITY The Special Operations Service Ribbon was established on July 1, 1987, by Commandant of the Coast Guard Admiral Paul A. Yost, Jr. EFFECTIVE DATES The Special Operations Service Ribbon has been in effect since July 1, 1987. CRITERIA The Special Operations Service Ribbon is awarded to personnel of the Armed Forces serving in any capacity with the Coast Guard (and certain other individuals) who participate in significant numbers in a Coast Guard special operation, not involving combat, and who have not been recognized by another service award for the same operation. The following categories of special operations represent events for which this ribbon may be authorized.
The Special Operations Service Ribbon is worn after the Military Outstanding Volunteer Medal and before the Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbon. DEVICES Subsequent awards of the Special Operations Service Ribbon are denoted by bronze service stars three-sixteenths of an inch in diameter. |