Coast Guard Expert Rifle Medal Heritage Medals Criteria: Worn by Equipment Operators

Criteria: Worn by Equipment Operators (EO) with ranks from Petty Officer 3rd Class (E-4) to Petty Officer 1st Class (E-6)

but not on the officers ornament

The Medal for Humane Action (MHA) is a decoration presented by the United States Armed forces to recognize personnel who serviced extended duty in the Berlin Airlift between June 26

centered above ribbons (if worn)

Coast Guard Expert Rifle Medal Heritage Medals Criteria: Worn by Equipment OperatorsCoast Guard Expert Rifle Medal Criteria: The Coast Guard Expert Rifle Medal is the highest award that a Coast Guardsmen can receive for a rifle qualification. The current qualifying rifles are the M16A2, M4 or the M14 T. The medal is only worn if the recipient has achieved "expert" status with a qualified weapon. If they have achieved the expert status, the service ribbon is worn with a silver E device. A blank ribbon is worn if they have received the