NOAA Awards

NOAA Corps Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded for voluntary acts of heroism such as to stand out distinctly above normal expectations, meritorious service worthy of special recognition, and/or outstanding career service worthy of special recognition, in view of an officer’s sustained performance over multiple assignments. Reverse reads: NOAA COPRS curved at top and FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE on three straight lines at bottom.

NOAA Administrator's Award
Awarded for significant contributions in engineering and application, program administration and management, scientific research and achievement, public service, or equal employment opportunity.

NOAA Corps Commendation Medal
The highest honorary award of the NOAA Corps: awarded for significant heroic, meritorious, professional service, or achievement warranting greater recognition than the NOAA Corps Achievement Medal.


Meritorious Medal Type 2, Administrator's Award, and Commendation Medal

NOAA Special Achievement Medal
Awarded to a NOAA Corps officer or a member of another uniformed service detailed, assigned, or attached to NOAA: for Sustained Superior Performance or for a Special Act.

NOAA Corps Outstanding Volunteer Service Award Medal
Awarded to a member of the NOAA Corps, or a member of another uniformed service detailed, assigned, or attached to NOAA who, subsequent to 1 August 2007, performed outstanding volunteer community service of a sustained, direct, and consequential nature.

NOAA Corps National Response Deployment Medal
Awarded to a member of the NOAA Corps, or a member of another uniformed service detailed, assigned, or attached to NOAA who distinguishes themselves by significant participation in national response operations.


Special Achievement Medal, Outstanding Volunteer Medal and National Response Deployment Medal (Operational Service)


NOAA Corps Director's Award

Awarded to a NOAA Corps officer or a member of another uniformed service detailed, assigned, or attached to NOAA: for noteworthy achievements meriting recognition of lesser extent than the NOAA Corps Achievement Medal.


Unit Awards

NOAA Unit Citation Award

Awarded to a group of employees in NOAA, through their individual and collective efforts: for substantive contributions to the programs or objectives for which NOAA was established.

Campaign and Service Awards

NOAA Sea Service Deployment Ribbon

Retroactive to 1 January 2002, it is awarded for twelve months accumulated sea duty, which may also include temporary duty at sea, that includes at least one 90 consecutive-day deployment.

NOAA Corps Atlantic Service Ribbon

A service award recognizing a sea duty assignment aboard a NOAA vessel operating in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Great Lakes or adjacent waters.

NOAA Corps Pacific Service Ribbon

A service award recognizing a sea duty assignment aboard a NOAA vessel operating in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Bering Sea, or adjacent waters.

NOAA Corps Mobile Duty Service Ribbon

A service award recognizing a mobile duty assignment in the United States, its possessions or territories.

NOAA Corps International Service Ribbon

A service award recognizing an assignment involving international service aboard ship or on land.

NOAA Corps National Response Service Ribbon

A service award recognizing significant staff support to NOAA during a period of national emergency.



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