Medal riband fitted with a post-1990 9mm crimp style brooch the reverse of the brooch with contractors hallmark 'Graco-GI'. The mounting brooch retaining its long-hinged pin & intricate drop-lock clasp fittings, as issuedThe Airman's Medal is an individual decoration of the United States Air Force. The medal was established on 6 July 1960 (and retroactive to deeds performed since 10 August 1956) and is awarded to those United States Air Force service members or those of a friendly nation who, while serving in any capacity with the U.S. Air Force, distinguish themselves by a heroic act, usually at the voluntary risk of his or her life not involving actual combat. The saving of a life or the success of the voluntary heroic act is not essentialA choice example with a good 'matt' satin medal planchet, as awarded for acts of valor during the era of conflicts in Gulf War, Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq War and Global War on TerrorismCondition: EF