• A Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon is an award presented by the United States Army, Air Force, and Space Force to recognize those...
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    recipient of the Medal of Honor. At the time of his death, he was a non-commissioned officer in the United States Army's premier special operations unit, the...
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    crash site and made their way to the downed Black Hawk. Chief Warrant Officer Mike Durant was already defending the aircraft with an MP5 but was unable...
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    (born 1967/1968) is a retired United States Space Force senior non-commissioned officer who last served as the first chief master sergeant of the Space...
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    Richard Etchberger (category United States Air Force non-commissioned officers)
    Richard Loy Etchberger (March 5, 1933 – March 11, 1968) was a senior non-commissioned officer in the United States Air Force who posthumously received the United...
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    instantly from the attack, which also saw a CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer from Special Activities Division wounded. Although originally dubbed an...
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    Ramón Colón-López (born October 21, 1971) is a retired senior non-commissioned officer of the United States Air Force and a former pararescueman, and served...
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    Service Medal with 4 campaign stars Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon Army Service Ribbon Military Merit Medal (Vietnam) Vietnam...
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    Hubert Douglas Delany (category United States Army non-commissioned officers)
    Service Medal Global War on Terrorism Medal Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon Army Service Ribbon Army Overseas Service Ribbon...
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    Charles W. Bowen (category Master Chief Petty Officers of the Coast Guard)
    Charles W. "Skip" Bowen was the tenth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard (MCPOCG). He assumed the position from MCPOCG Frank A. Welch on June...
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    Member Professional Development Program prepares members to serve their units, their communities, and their nation. The professional development ribbons are...
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    affecting training, utilization, health of the force, and enlisted professional development. As the highest enlisted level of leadership, he provides direction...
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    1994, Kreutzer attended the Primary Leadership Development Course to become a non-commissioned officer and was promoted to the rank of sergeant. The day...
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    10, 1955. As a Sergeant First Class, he entered Officer Candidate School and received his commission in the U.S. Army Infantry on April 12, 1960. In 1962...
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    National Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States Department of Education award program that recognizes exemplary public and non-public schools...
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    Michael E. Wegscheider (category American state police officers)
    Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon Army Service Ribbon Overseas Service Ribbon Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon...
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    Association (COA), is a professional association of officers of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps. It is a nonprofit...
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    Senior Army Instructor, and who is assisted by at least one retired Non-Commissioned Officer in the grade of Staff Sergeant through Command Sergeant Major who...
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    warrant officer (grade W‑1) and chief warrant officer (grades CW-2 to CW‑5)—NATO: WO1–CWO5—are rated as officers above all non-commissioned officers, candidates...
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    The yellow ribbon is used for various purposes. It may be worn on a person, placed on a vehicle, around a tree, or for a neck tie. Yellow is the official...
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    Medal with "M" device Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon Army Service Ribbon 6th row Army Overseas Service Ribbon with 2 numeral NATO...
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    Kristoffer Domeij (category United States Army non-commissioned officers)
    the Fires Support Noncommissioned Officer, and again in HHC as the Battalion Fires Support Noncommissioned Officer; these were ordinarily positions "reserved...
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    A chief master sergeant is the military rank for a senior non-commissioned officer in the armed forces of some countries. Since 2004, as part of the ongoing...
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    Armed Forces or teach continuing education courses for non-commissioned officers and officers in the military. With the exception of the U.S. Army and...
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    A drill instructor is a non-commissioned officer in the armed forces, fire department, or police forces with specific duties that vary by country. Foot...
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    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (or "NOAA Corps"), one of the eight uniformed services of the United States...
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    Force ROTC Professional Officer Course (POC) and the latter stages of OTS. One variation on this theme are CAP Cadet Non-Commissioned Officer Schools and...
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      Korea Defense Service Medal   NCO Professional Development Ribbon (3 Device)   Army Service Ribbon   Overseas Service Ribbon (5 Device)   NATO Medal ISAF   Kuwait...
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    Service Medal, the Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon and the Air Force Training Ribbon. Greene said that...
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    American general officer in the United States Space Force. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1989 and commissioned through the Officer Training School...
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