| Developmental Special Duty Ribbon | |
| Presenter: | the Department of the Air Force[1] |
| Type: | Ribbon |
| Status: | Currently awarded |
| Established: | 4 September 2014 |
| Higher: | Air Force Longevity Service Award |
The Developmental Special Duty Ribbon (DSDR) is a ribbon that is only awarded by the United States Department of the Air Force. Established 4 September 2014 by the Secretary of the Air Force,[2] On 16 November 2020, the Air Force Special Duty Ribbon was renamed to the Developmental Special Duty Ribbon by the Secretary of the Air Force.[3]
The Developmental Special Duty Ribbon is awarded to those service members who complete a special duty assignment, or are awarded a special duty Air Force Specialty Code or special duty assignment. The award is for service after 4 September 2014, and cannot be retroactively awarded. The following are qualifying special duty assignments:[2]
The Developmental Special Duty Ribbon is a symmetrically striped ribbon NaNinches wide. At the outside edges of the ribbon are stripes of graphite blue and silver gray both NaNinches wide. Next is a broader stripe NaNinches wide of ultramarine blue, bordered on the inside by a stripe of silver gray next to a stripe of scarlet, both NaNinches wide. In the center of the ribbon is a white stripe NaNinches wide bisected by an ultramarine blue stripe NaNinches wide.[4]
Subsequent awards of the Developmental Special Duty Ribbon are denoted by oak leaf clusters.[2]