Gold frame

Template:Short description Template:More citations needed A gold frame is an attachment to a military decoration which is issued by the militaries of some countries. The gold frame is designed to enclose an award ribbon and is usually a means of distinguishing the ribbon's special quality or denoting some additional achievement to the award's basic criteria.

The gold frame is normally an automatic attachment to a ribbon decoration. In certain cases, however, awards may be issued both with and without the gold frame depending upon the level of achievement. Such is the case in the United States Air Force which denotes the gold frame as a "gold border". The Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon may be presented with a gold border when the decoration is presented for service in a designated combat zone.

The gold frame and gold border is a device for ribbon awards only, and there are no provisions for issuing the attachment for medals.

United States

Active duty

Template:Ribbon devices Presidential Unit Citation (Army & Air Force; Air Force version may be issued without gold border)
Template:Ribbon devices Presidential Unit Citation (Public Health Service; A gold frame indicates a second award)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Ribbon devices Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Template:Ribbon devices Valorous Unit Award (Army)
Template:Ribbon devices Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)
Template:Ribbon devices Superior Unit Award (Army)
Template:Ribbon devices Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon (Air Force; may be issued without gold border)
Template:Ribbon devices Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award (USCG; now obsolete)
Template:Ribbon devices DHS Outstanding Unit Award

National Guard and State Guard Forces

Template:Ribbon devices State Guard Association of the United States Superior Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices Military Emergency Management Specialist Academy Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices Alabama State Defense Force Outstanding Unit Commendation

Template:Ribbon devices Alaska Governors Distinguished Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices California Governor's Outstanding Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices California Commanding General's Meritorious Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices California State Military Reserve Governor's Outstanding Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices Delaware National Guard Governor's Meritorious Unit Award

Template:Ribbon devices Delaware National Guard Unit Strength Award

Template:Ribbon devices Florida Governor's Meritorious Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices Georgia Distinguished Unit Ribbon

Template:Ribbon devices Georgia State Defense Force Outstanding Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices Idaho Governor's Outstanding Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices Idaho Adjutant General's Excellence Award

Template:Ribbon devices Indiana Guard Reserve Superior Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices Iowa Outstanding Unit Award

Template:Ribbon devices Louisiana F.E. Herbert Meritorious Unit Commendation

Template:Ribbon devices Maryland Adjutant General's Special Recognition Ribbon

Template:Ribbon devices Massachusetts Meritorious Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices Mississippi State Guard Outstanding Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices Nevada Governor's Outstanding Unit Award

Template:Ribbon devices New Jersey Governor's Unit Award

Template:Ribbon devices New Jersey Unit Strength Award

Template:Ribbon devices New Mexico Outstanding Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices New York Guard Commander's Citation

Template:Ribbon devices North Carolina Governor's Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices North Carolina Meritorious Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices North Carolina Outstanding Unit Award

Template:Ribbon devices North Dakota State Outstanding Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices North Dakota Governor's Outstanding Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices Ohio Military Reserve Commanding General's Meritorious Unit Service Award

Template:Ribbon devices Oklahoma Governor's Distinguished Unit Award

Template:Ribbon devices Oklahoma Commander’s Trophy Award Ribbon

Template:Ribbon devices Oregon Superior Unit Ribbon

Template:Ribbon devices Pennsylvania Governor's Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices Rhode Island Gubernatorial Unit Award

Template:Ribbon devices South Carolina Governor's Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices South Carolina State Guard Outstanding Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices South Carolina State Guard Unit Achievement Award

Template:Ribbon devices South Dakota Desert Storm Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices South Dakota Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices South Dakota Distinguished Unit Award

Template:Ribbon devices Tennessee Meritorious Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices Tennessee Distinguished Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices Tennessee Outstanding Unit Performance Commendation

Template:Ribbon devices Tennessee Volunteer Recruiting and Retention Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices Texas Governor's Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices Texas Organizational Excellence Unit Award

Template:Ribbon devices Texas State Guard Meritorious Unit Award

Template:Ribbon devices Virginia Defense Force Unit Readiness Citation (Dead Eye)

Template:Ribbon devices Washington Unit Citation

Template:Ribbon devices West Virginia Distinguished Unit Award

Australia

Template:Ribbon devices Unit Citation for Gallantry

Template:Ribbon devices Meritorious Unit Citation

South Vietnam

Template:Ribbon devices Presidential Unit Citation (Vietnam)

Template:Ribbon devices Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (Vietnam)

Template:Ribbon devices Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation (Vietnam)

Other countries

Template:Ribbon devices Presidential Unit Citation (Korea)

Template:Ribbon devices Croix de Guerre unit award (Luxembourg)

Template:Ribbon devices Presidential Unit Citation (Philippines)

See also

• Awards and decorations of the United States military
• Awards and decorations of the National Guard
• Authorized foreign decorations of the United States military