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CRITERIA
The Nuclear
Deterrence Operations Service Medal (NDOSM) is
awarded to recognize direct support to nuclear deterrence operations. The medal
is authorized for Airmen who directly impacted the Nuclear Enterprise. The NDOSM
may be awarded retroactively to 27 December 1991 to fully qualified Airmen.
The NDOSM
(basic) may be awarded to Airmen who, while assigned, attached, deployed or
mobilized to a unit (wing, center or below), provided support to the Nuclear
Enterprise for 120 consecutive or 179 nonconsecutive days, and
1. The unit was subject to a Nuclear Inspection, or
2. Performed duties in nuclear operations to include nuclear
weapon storage facilities, nuclear command, control, and communication (NC3),
cyber surety, security, safety, transportation, maintenance, facility management
and maintenance, explosive ordnance disposal, aircrew certified for support to
nuclear operations, weapons loaders, warning and attack assessment, personnel
reliability program (PRP) management, or research, development and acquisition
of nuclear systems.
3. An "N" device will be worn on the NDOSM for Airmen who:
A. Dispatched to a missile complex for 179 non-consecutive
days in direct support of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile operations, and
B. Performed duties in Missile Maintenance (21MX, 2M0XX),
Munitions and Maintenance (2W0XX, 2W1XX, 2W2XX), Security Forces (31PX, 3P0XX),
Services (3M0XX), Fuels (2F0XX), Transportation (2T1XX, 2T3XX), Civil
Engineering (32EX, 3EXXX), Cyberspace Support (3D1X1, 3D1X2, 3D1X3, 3D100),
Operations (11HXC, 13NX, 1A9X1, and13SX officers on or before 9 Feb 2013) or
Missile Facility Manager (8S000) or
C. For nuclear laden aircraft: nuclear certified aircrew,
aircraft maintenance technicians, munitions maintenance technicians, combat crew
communications, nuclear certified controllers, and security forces performing
guard duties.
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