The new medal will be available in April for airmen who have “directly participated in active combat” in the air or on the ground since Sept. 11, 2001, the Air Force announced Friday ...

The Air Force did not specify the location of the operation. For their quick-thinking maneuver to evacuate the area, the airmen were recently awarded the Air Force Combat Action Medal, according ...

Air Force Combat Action Medal. One of the newer military medals, the Air Force Combat Action Medal was first authorized in 2007. It is issued to members of the Air Force who risk their lives in ...

The medal is awarded to U.S. military personnel who actively participated in either air or ground combat while operating in an unsecured space, according to the Air Force. Nearly getting hit by an ...

Five airmen have received Combat Action Medals after their C-130 cargo plane narrowly avoided being hit by a rocket-propelled grenade fired by militants last fall, the Air Force said. The ...