NOAA Corps Commendation Medal explained

NOAA Corps Commendation Medal
Presenter:	the NOAA Corps
Type:	Honorary award
Eligibility:	NOAA Corps personnel or a members the uniformed service detailed, assigned, or attached to NOAA.
Awarded For:	Significant contributions to NOAA programs.
Precedence Label:	NOAA Corps Order of Wear
Higher:	NOAA Administrator's Award^[1]
Lower:	NOAA Corps Achievement Medal
Image2 Size:	106px

The NOAA Corps Commendation Medal is an honorary recognition awarded to members of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps or to members of the Uniformed Services detailed, assigned, or attached to NOAA.

Award criteria

The NOAA Corps Commendation Medal is awarded for:^[2]

• Recognition of acts of heroism worthy of special recognition, but not to the degree required for the Department of Commerce Gold or Silver Medals.
• Outstanding service or achievement worthy of special recognition, but not to the degree required for the Department of Commerce Bronze Medal or NOAA Corps Meritorious Service Medal.
• Leadership meriting special recognition.

Appearance

The medal is hexagonal in shape, NaNinches high and NaNinches wide made of nickel or silver plated red brass.^[3] The medal is suspended from a NaNinches wide myrtle green ribbon with two NaNinches white stripes.^[4] Subsequent awards are denoted by a gold 5/16 inch star worn on the medal suspension ribbon and service ribbon.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Department of Commerce and NOAA Award Ribbons. NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps. 26 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20130220151334/http://www.noaacorps.noaa.gov/about/ribbons.html. 20 February 2013. dead.
2. Book: NOAA Commissioned Corps Directives, Chapter 12 Part 7 – Awards . US Department of Commerce . Washington, DC . 7–8 . 8 March 2021.
3. Web site: DETAIL SPECIFICATION SHEET DECORATION, NOAA CORPS COMMENDATION MEDAL, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION . Quick Search Assist . Defense Logistics Agency . 8 March 2021.
4. Web site: DETAIL SPECIFICATION SHEET RIBBON, NOAA CORPS COMMENDATION MEDAL, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION . Quick Search Assist . Defense Logistics Agency . 8 March 2021.