Army Superior Unit Award
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The Army Superior Unit Award is a United States Army decoration presented to units for outstanding meritorious performance of difficult and challenging missions under extraordinary circumstances.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Army Superior Unit Award canonical | 10 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Army Superior Unit Award Context triple: [3rd Ranger Battalion, decorations, Army Superior Unit Award]
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A.
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
The Joint Meritorious Unit Award is a U.S. Department of Defense unit award recognizing joint military units for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service.
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B.
Meritorious Unit Commendation
The Meritorious Unit Commendation is a U.S. military unit award recognizing collective outstanding service or achievement by a unit that does not meet the higher criteria for a valor or distinguished unit citation.
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C.
Army Valorous Unit Award
The Army Valorous Unit Award is a U.S. Army decoration presented to units for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy, ranking just below the Presidential Unit Citation in prestige.
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D.
Air Force Gallant Unit Citation
The Air Force Gallant Unit Citation is a United States Air Force unit-level decoration awarded for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy.
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E.
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
The Presidential Unit Citation (United States) is the highest-level unit award given by the U.S. military to units that display extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Army Superior Unit Award Target entity description: The Army Superior Unit Award is a United States Army decoration presented to units for outstanding meritorious performance of difficult and challenging missions under extraordinary circumstances.
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A.
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
The Joint Meritorious Unit Award is a U.S. Department of Defense unit award recognizing joint military units for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service.
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B.
Meritorious Unit Commendation
The Meritorious Unit Commendation is a U.S. military unit award recognizing collective outstanding service or achievement by a unit that does not meet the higher criteria for a valor or distinguished unit citation.
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C.
Army Valorous Unit Award
The Army Valorous Unit Award is a U.S. Army decoration presented to units for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy, ranking just below the Presidential Unit Citation in prestige.
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D.
Air Force Gallant Unit Citation
The Air Force Gallant Unit Citation is a United States Air Force unit-level decoration awarded for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy.
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E.
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
The Presidential Unit Citation (United States) is the highest-level unit award given by the U.S. military to units that display extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military unit award
ⓘ
unit decoration ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Army National Guard units
ⓘ
linked to:
Army National Guard
Army Reserve units ⓘ
linked to:
Army Reserve
active duty Army units ⓘ |
| approvalAuthority |
Chief of Staff of the Army (by delegation, in some cases)
ⓘ
linked to:
Chief of Staff of the Army
Secretary of the Army ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
non‑combat unit achievement
ⓘ
outstanding meritorious performance of a difficult and challenging mission ⓘ performance under extraordinary circumstances ⓘ |
| awardingBody | United States Army Awards Board ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| combatRelated | no (primarily non‑combat recognition) ⓘ |
| confers |
emblem worn on uniform
ⓘ
streamer ⓘ |
| conflictScope |
operations not involving combat with an armed enemy
ⓘ
peacetime operations ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| criteriaDetail |
achievement must clearly set the unit above and apart from similar units
ⓘ
unit must display outstanding devotion and superior performance of exceptionally difficult tasks ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Army Achievement Medal
ⓘ
Army Commendation Medal ⓘ Army Superior Civilian Service Award ⓘ |
| domain | military decorations and awards ⓘ |
| eligibility |
United States Army units
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Army
allied military units attached to U.S. Army units (when authorized) ⓘ |
| established | 1985 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Secretary of the Army John O. Marsh Jr.
ⓘ
linked to:
Secretary of the Army
|
| firstAwarded | 1985 ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
emblem for wear on service uniform
ⓘ
streamer for unit colors or guidon ⓘ |
| hierarchyAbove | Meritorious Unit Commendation ⓘ |
| hierarchyBelow | none (lowest U.S. Army unit decoration) ⓘ |
| introducedAs | peacetime equivalent of the Meritorious Unit Commendation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| multipleAwardsDevice | bronze oak leaf cluster ⓘ |
| periodOfServiceRequirement | specific cited period of meritorious performance ⓘ |
| presentedBy | United States Department of the Army ⓘ |
| regulationGoverning |
Army Regulation 600‑8‑22
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linked to:
Army Regulation 600-8-22
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| ribbonColor | green and red with gold border (emblem) ⓘ |
| scope | unit‑level recognition, not individual ⓘ |
| serviceBranchSpecific | yes ⓘ |
| shortName | ASUA ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| streamerColor | green and red with gold edges ⓘ |
| type | unit award ⓘ |
| wearer |
former members of cited units (for cited period)
ⓘ
members of cited units ⓘ |
| wearOnUniform | worn on right side of U.S. Army uniform as unit award ⓘ |
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Subject: Army Superior Unit Award Description of subject: The Army Superior Unit Award is a United States Army decoration presented to units for outstanding meritorious performance of difficult and challenging missions under extraordinary circumstances.
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